Paliadelis Penny, Parker Vicki, Parmenter Glenda, Maple Myf
Faculty of Health, Federation University Australia, PO Box 663, Ballarat, Vic. 3353, Australia.
School of Health, University of New England, Elm Avenue, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia. Email: ;
Aust Health Rev. 2015 Apr;39(2):165-168. doi: 10.1071/AH14104.
The idea that scholarly writing is an integral part of academic and clinical work is not new; however, increasing expectations that health professionals contribute to research output through publication, regardless of level of employment or experience, creates anxiety and dissonance for many novice and sometimes not-so-novice writers. Publications and the impact of scholarly work have become the key indicators not only of the performance of individual health academics, but also of health disciplines and universities more broadly. In Australia, as in many other countries, publications as the measure of research impact and outputs are expected in professional disciplines, universities and schools. Research impact is assessed and rated against other institutions and used as a means of allocating scarce research funding. Publishing has become a matter of professional reputation and sustainability. This paper reports on a project designed to enhance publication rates across health disciplines based at a rural university, where many staff members combine academic work with ongoing clinical roles. Without deliberate and focused support to enhance skills and confidence in writing it was unlikely that these academics and clinical staff members would be able to develop the kind of track record required for a successful academic career or promotion. This paper outlines the development, delivery and outcomes of this university-funded project, which drew on evidence in the literature to increase the publication rates across two Schools (Health and Medicine) at a rural university.
学术写作是学术和临床工作不可或缺的一部分，这一观点并不新鲜；然而，对卫生专业人员通过发表论文来增加研究产出的期望越来越高，无论其就业水平或经验如何，这给许多新手以及有时并非新手的写作者带来了焦虑和不协调感。出版物以及学术工作的影响力不仅已成为衡量个体卫生学者表现的关键指标，更广泛地说，也成为衡量卫生学科和大学的关键指标。在澳大利亚，与许多其他国家一样，在专业学科、大学和学院中，出版物被视为衡量研究影响力和产出的标准。研究影响力会与其他机构进行评估和评级，并用作分配稀缺研究资金的一种方式。发表论文已成为关乎职业声誉和可持续发展的问题。本文报告了一个旨在提高一所农村大学各卫生学科发表率的项目，该大学的许多教职员工将学术工作与持续的临床工作相结合。如果没有刻意且有针对性的支持来提高写作技能和信心，这些学者和临床工作人员不太可能取得成功学术生涯或晋升所需的那种成果记录。本文概述了这个由大学资助的项目的开展、实施过程及成果，该项目借鉴了文献中的证据，以提高一所农村大学两个学院（健康与医学）的发表率。
