Journal article
Development of a research mentorship program for Australian osteopaths
International journal of osteopathic medicine, Vol.57, pp.1-5
09/2025
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Abstract
Current initiatives to support osteopathic clinicians’ endeavours to increase their research engagement are lacking. Following investigation of current mentorship programs run by professional, health, and academic institutions in addition to available literature, Osteopathy Australia established a formal mentorship program to support and facilitate the research interests of osteopaths in Australia. This manuscript describes the development of this program, including criteria for both mentors and mentees, the participant matching process, mentor and mentee training, the role of the organisation, and plans for program evaluation. The program is expected to promote research culture in osteopathy by building research engagement among osteopaths and enhancing networking and research collaboration opportunities between osteopaths and established health researchers across Australia. Implementation and evaluation of the voluntary program will occur between 2023 and 2024. Feedback received from participants is expected to be incorporated into changes in ongoing rounds to ensure
continuous quality improvement of the program.
Details
- Title
- Development of a research mentorship program for Australian osteopaths
- Creators
- Shamona Eaves - Osteopathy AustraliaAmie Steel - University of Technology Sydney
- Publication Details
- International journal of osteopathic medicine, Vol.57, pp.1-5
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991013303528702368
- Copyright
- © 2025 Elsevier Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article