Aile Hekimliği Uzmanlık Eğitiminde Araştırma ve Niteliksel Araştırmaların Yeri ve Önemi

Abstract

Aile hekimliği uzmanlık eğitimi klinik bilgi, beceri, tutum ve davranışlarının yanı sıra eğiticilik, araştırmacılık ve yöneticilik niteliklerinin geliştirilmesi temeline dayanır. Bu bağlamda aile hekimliği uzmanının tanımı çerçevesinde klinisyen aile hekiminin yanında araştırmacı aile hekimi de bulunmaktadır. Aile Hekimliği Uzmanlık Eğitimi Çekirdek Müfredatı kapsamında öğrencinin araştırma tasarlaması ve tamamlaması süreci tanımlanmıştır.

Aile hekimliği alanında uzmanlık öğrencisinin araştırma yapmasının önemi, kavramsal olarak eleştirel düşünme ve hasta bakım becerilerini geliştirmenin yanında tıp literatürünü anlamaktan geçer.

Aile hekimliği uzmanlık eğitimi sürecinde, nicel ve nitel yöntemler kullanılarak araştırılan sorulara yanıt üretilir. Niteliksel araştırma, neden-sonuç ilişkilerinin sunumu ve araştırılmasına sayısal olarak dayanan nicel araştırmanın aksine, hipotezi test etmek yerine hipotez üretir, ölçüm yapmak yerine açıklama sunar. Aile hekimliği klinik yaklaşımının doğası, hasta bakımına kapsamlı yaklaşım sağlamak için hem nicel hem de nitel araştırma yöntemlerinin öğrenilmesini gerektirir.

Keywords

• Aile Hekimliği
• Uzmanlık Eğitimi
• Niteliksel Araştırma

The Role and Importance of Research and Qualitative Research in Family Medicine Residency Training

Abstract

Family medicine residency training is based on developing clinical knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors, as well as teaching, research, and management capabilities. In this context, the definition of a family medicine specialist includes not only the family physician but also the family physician-researcher. The Family Medicine Specialist Training Core Curriculum outlines the process for students to design and complete research.

Research is essential for family medicine residents because it develops conceptual critical thinking, patient care skills, and an understanding of the medical literature.

During family medicine residency training, answers to researched questions are generated using quantitative and qualitative methods. Unlike quantitative research, which relies on numerical analysis to present and investigate cause-and-effect relationships, qualitative research generates hypotheses rather than testing them and offers explanations rather than measurements. The nature of the clinical approach in family medicine requires learning both quantitative and qualitative research methods to provide comprehensive patient care.

Keywords

• Family Medicine
• Residency Training
• Qualitative Research

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