Barriers to Publication among GMERs: A Qualitative Case Study

Many Graduate Medical Education Residents (GMERs) across American academic medical centers lack the necessary skills to research and publish their findings. This situation is critical as GMERs are future healthcare physicians who treat humans and strive to overcome disease, injury, and pain. Published biomedical research benefits physicians, patients, and entire communities globally. The research question addressed potential barriers GMERs encountered during publication. A qualitative case study was used to determine how to support GMERs to publish at a rate that would set them up for professional success. This constructivist-designed case study explored GMERs' perspectives on scholarship production. Adult learning theory provided the conceptual framework of this case study. Interviews were conducted with 10 volunteer GMER participants to learn about their research and publication perceptions. Data were reviewed and analyzed using established qualitative structural analysis for similarities and differences. The findings yielded insights into improved GMER scholarship production. Increased biomedical publication output contributes to California, the nation, and the world through discoveries that improve health, technology, and the quality of life. This study implicates positive social change as more published and disseminated biomedical research increases knowledge and directly correlates to improved patient outcomes. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]