Research capacity building participants enjoy Bendigo workshops
Scholarship recipients, from left Fiona Tipping (Sunraysia Community Health Service, Mildura), Diane Roberts (Kyabram and District Health Service, Kyabram) and Carole Meade (Brooke Street Medical Centre, Woodend) during their research workshop at Bendigo.
The recipients of scholarships accessed through a capacity building program spent several days in Bendigo recently working on their research projects.
The Centre of Research Excellence in Rural and Remote Primary Health Care Research Capacity Building Program aims to build both individual and organisational capacity to undertake research that will benefit primary health care services in rural and remote Australia.
As part of the program, two-year scholarships were awarded to eight health services across the country. Three from Victoria were awarded through the School of Rural Health, to Carole Meade (Brooke Street Medical Centre, Woodend), Diane Roberts (Kyabram & District Health Service, Kyabram) and Fiona Tipping (Sunraysia Community Health Service, Mildura).
Carole, Diane and Fiona spent several days in Bendigo working closely with Dr Bernadette Ward, the Victorian Research Capacity Building Program Coordinator, on their research projects. They attended a workshop aimed specifically at developing research skills, including academic writing for publication, quantitative analysis and data collection. They also participated in NVIVO training organised by the Office of Research in Bendigo.
The workshops will assist them as they plan the next stages of their research project.
Their visit to Bendigo also provided an opportunity for them to learn more about the CRE and the Office of Research and to be part of a rural health research environment.