McDonald Judy M, Gyorkos Theresa W
Associate Director, Operational Readiness Unit, McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
Can J Public Health. 2016 Dec 27;107(4-5):e387-e389. doi: 10.17269/cjph.107.5555.
Research excellence is the goal of all researchers. Conducting quality research with the ultimate aim of improving health is a shared goal among researchers in the global health domain. The competencies required for conducting and producing quality research in global health go far beyond the academic or scientific spheres. They incorporate aspects of research partnership, which places humility, empathy, and mutual respect at its core. Conducting quality respectful global health research requires an appropriate balance of operational readiness (i.e., technical, physical, and mental readiness). This paper reports on the pertinence and potential shaping of conceptual work and exploratory research focusing on aspects of mental readiness. These aspects may be perceived to be significant enough to influence success and warrant further investigation in the context of conducting global health research abroad.
卓越研究是所有研究人员的目标。开展高质量研究，最终目的是改善健康，这是全球卫生领域研究人员的共同目标。在全球卫生领域开展并产出高质量研究所需的能力远远超出学术或科学领域。它们包含研究伙伴关系的各个方面，而这种伙伴关系以谦逊、同理心和相互尊重为核心。开展高质量且尊重他人的全球卫生研究需要在业务准备（即技术、身体和心理准备）方面达到适当平衡。本文报告了聚焦心理准备方面的概念性工作和探索性研究的相关性及潜在影响。这些方面可能被认为具有足够的重要性，足以影响研究的成功，并值得在国外开展全球卫生研究的背景下进行进一步调查。
