Writing grant applications: A practical guide for the novice researcher.

Background: Grants are a vital element in clinical research activities and research careers, unlocking opportunities to delve into an area and make new discoveries. However, securing a grant can be a daunting task.

Objective: In this article, the authors provide guidance for novice researchers regarding the grant application process.

Family medicine and general practitioner supervisor wellbeing: a literature review.

Background: Research examining general practice supervisor wellbeing has often been conducted within the context of trainee wellbeing and educational outcomes.

Aim: To consolidate the current literature regarding the wellbeing of GP supervisors through a 'supervisor-wellbeing' lens.

Design & Setting: Literature review of original research studies on Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, and Ovid PsycINFO from inception to December 2022.

'A sense of self, empowerment and purposefulness': professional diversification and wellbeing in Australian general practitioners.

Background: Burnout and workforce shortages comprise a vicious cycle in medicine, particularly for Australian general practitioners (GPs). Professional diversification, whereby individuals work multiple roles across their week, may help address this problem, but this strategy is under-studied.

Methods: We surveyed 1157 Australian GPs using qualitative and quantitative questions examining professional diversification, values, autonomy, and wellbeing.

'Being in a place where it matters': GPs who do and do not work in Aboriginal Health Services.

Background: Few general practitioners (GPs) pursue a career in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. This research examined factors motivating Australian General Practice Training Program (AGPT) graduates to remain in, or leave, Aboriginal Medical Services (AMSs).

Methods: AGPT graduates who remained (n =11) and left (n =9) AMSs after placements participated in semi-structured interviews across two studies.

Burnout and wellbeing in the Australian general practice training context: Stakeholder-informed guidelines.

Method: This study forms part of a larger evaluation of general practice registrar burnout and wellbeing. Feedback on preliminary guidelines developed from this evaluation was sought through two rounds of consultation within one regional training organisation. Qualitative data were thematically analysed.

A qualitative exploration of burnout prevention and reduction strategies for general practice registrars.

Background And Objectives: Burnout interventions for trainee doctors have typically overlooked specialty-specific factors as well as presumed centralised training models. The aim of this study was to explore stakeholders' views of burnout interventions within Australian general practice training, where both factors are pertinent.

Method: Forty-seven trainees, supervisors, medical educators and program coordinators from a regional training organisation participated in interviews and focus groups.

Burnout, wellbeing and how they relate: A qualitative study in general practice trainees.

Purpose: Although research has explored burnout risk factors among medical trainees, there has been little exploration of the personal experiences and perceptions of this phenomenon. Similarly, there has been little theoretical consideration of trainee wellbeing and how this relates to burnout. Our study aimed to conceptualise both constructs.

Promoting Wellbeing among Family Medicine Trainees: A Hermeneutic Review of Intervention Mechanisms of Change and their Delivery Methods.

Phenomenon: Efforts to promote wellbeing and reduce burnout amongst postgraduate medical trainees have been hampered by little consideration of interventions' underlying mechanisms, as well as how interventions are delivered. The critical role of trainee specialty has also been overlooked, despite the unique personal and work-based stressors faced among subgroups - such as those completing Family Medicine/General Practice. A consolidation of intervention research can help to guide the design, implementation and evaluation of future targeted programs and potentially enhance their effectiveness.

Wellbeing Conceptualizations in Family Medicine Trainees: A Hermeneutic Review.

Phenomenon: High levels of burnout have been widely reported among postgraduate medical trainees, however relatively little literature has examined what 'wellbeing' means for this group. Moreover, the literature that does exist has generally overlooked the potential role of specialty factors in influencing such conceptualizations. This is particularly true for family medicine and general practice trainees - a specialty considered to be unique due, in part, to its focus on community-based care.

Identifying the at-risk General Practice trainee: a retrospective cohort meta-analysis of General Practice registrar flagging.

A central principle of programmatic assessment is that the final decision is not a surprise to the learner. To achieve this, assessments must demonstrate predictive and consequential validity, however, to date, research has only focussed on the former. The present study attempts to address this gap by examining the predictive and consequential validity of flagging systems used by Australian General Practice regional training organisations (RTOs) in relation to Fellowship examinations.

Workplace-based assessments in postgraduate medical education: A hermeneutic review.

Objectives: Since their introduction, workplace-based assessments (WBAs) have proliferated throughout postgraduate medical education. Previous reviews have identified mixed findings regarding WBAs' effectiveness, but have not considered the importance of user-tool-context interactions. The present review was conducted to address this gap by generating a thematic overview of factors important to the acceptability, effectiveness and utility of WBAs in postgraduate medical education.

Burnout Levels and Patterns in Postgraduate Medical Trainees: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: Postgraduate medical trainees experience high rates of burnout; however, inconsistencies in definitions of burnout characterize this literature. The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis examining burnout levels and patterns in postgraduate medical trainees, using a continuous conceptualization of burnout, consistent with the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) framework.

Method: The authors searched 5 electronic databases (Cochrane Library, Embase, ERIC, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid PsycINFO) between January 1981 and July 2019 for studies reporting postgraduate medical trainees' burnout levels using the MBI-Human Services Survey.

Alzheimers' disease and caregiving: a meta-analytic review comparing the mental health of primary carers to controls.

Objectives: To quantitatively review the literature comparing depressed mood, anxiety and psychological distress in caregivers (CGs) of older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) with non-caregivers (NCGs) Methods: Eighteen independent studies comparing AD CGs (N = 2378) with NCGs (N = 70,035) were evaluated in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. Standardised mean differences (Hedges' g) with associated 95% confidence intervals and p-values were calculated using a random-effects model.

Results: Studies generally conformed to STROBE criteria in terms of their methodological and procedural detail, although data management issues that may contribute to methodological bias were identified.