Research in place: the critical role of rural health research in Canada
People in rural communities often experience different access to healthcare and services, which can lead to poorer health outcomes compared to their urban counterparts. This holds true across the international context, though our focus here is on Canada. Health research plays a crucial role in ident...
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| author | Stephanie Welton Margo Wilson Barbara Zelek David Pontin Grace Perez Nelly D. Oelke Nelly D. Oelke Aaron Johnston Aaron Johnston Jill Konkin |
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| description | People in rural communities often experience different access to healthcare and services, which can lead to poorer health outcomes compared to their urban counterparts. This holds true across the international context, though our focus here is on Canada. Health research plays a crucial role in identifying challenges and solutions, and we argue that research conducted in rural communities by rural researchers is essential to addressing the unique needs of a rural population. However, several barriers hinder rural research in Canada, including inadequate infrastructure, uneven resource distribution, and the absence of a national rural research network. Prioritizing rural research is vital, as it can improve workforce recruitment and retention while guiding informed healthcare decisions and policies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1814a5f4e80747158c7fad4e56389cd92025-08-26T05:28:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-08-011210.3389/fmed.2025.16006601600660Research in place: the critical role of rural health research in CanadaStephanie Welton0Margo Wilson1Barbara Zelek2David Pontin3Grace Perez4Nelly D. Oelke5Nelly D. Oelke6Aaron Johnston7Aaron Johnston8Jill Konkin9Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine (South West Nova Site), Dalhousie University, Yarmouth, NS, CanadaFaculty of Medicine, Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, CanadaSection of Family Medicine, Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity, Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Thunder Bay, ON, CanadaFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Family Medicine (Yellowknife Site), University of Alberta, Yellowknife, NT, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaSchool of Nursing, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC, CanadaRural Coordination Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaCumming School of Medicine, Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaPeople in rural communities often experience different access to healthcare and services, which can lead to poorer health outcomes compared to their urban counterparts. This holds true across the international context, though our focus here is on Canada. Health research plays a crucial role in identifying challenges and solutions, and we argue that research conducted in rural communities by rural researchers is essential to addressing the unique needs of a rural population. However, several barriers hinder rural research in Canada, including inadequate infrastructure, uneven resource distribution, and the absence of a national rural research network. Prioritizing rural research is vital, as it can improve workforce recruitment and retention while guiding informed healthcare decisions and policies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1600660/fullresearch capacity buildingrural health researchprimary care researchrural medical educationdistributed medical education |
| spellingShingle | Stephanie Welton Margo Wilson Barbara Zelek David Pontin Grace Perez Nelly D. Oelke Nelly D. Oelke Aaron Johnston Aaron Johnston Jill Konkin Research in place: the critical role of rural health research in Canada Frontiers in Medicine research capacity building rural health research primary care research rural medical education distributed medical education |
| title | Research in place: the critical role of rural health research in Canada |
| title_full | Research in place: the critical role of rural health research in Canada |
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| title_short | Research in place: the critical role of rural health research in Canada |
| title_sort | research in place the critical role of rural health research in canada |
| topic | research capacity building rural health research primary care research rural medical education distributed medical education |
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