| Support the work of others | Before you embark on a research project of your own, support others while you learn the ropes |
Ask to sit in on a research meeting of an existing research group and provide input when you can Agree to participate in a research study by enrolling patients and participating in the project Play an active role in your learner’s quality assurance or research project
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| Review the work of others | If you believe that you do not have the time to become involved in someone else’s research project from the outset given the time commitment, choose to review work that has already been completed |
Offer to edit a paper that a colleague has written Write a book review6 for Canadian Family Physican or CMAJ Become a reviewer for a journal Join an editorial board6
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| Embark on your own research project | Planning and carrying out your own research project can be challenging; but you can start with small manageable projects and then work your way up to a larger endeavour |
Start off with a small quality assurance project that you might hope to present at Family Medicine Forum Through this experience, you might meet like-minded colleagues who would like to collaborate on a larger project Apply for small-scale funding with these new colleagues (eg, CFPC Janus grants) Now that you have some experience with grant applications and the REB process, you are ready to consider working with someone as a co-investigator on a project funded by a medium-sized (eg, PSI Foundation) or large (eg, CIHR) granting agency You are now ready to be a principal investigator on your own larger project
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