The Collaborative Open Research Initiative Study (CORIS) is a groundbreakinginternational research endeavor aimed at exploring vital topics within the field ofhealth professions education. At its core, CORIS embodies the spirit of inclusivity byopening its doors to contributors from all corners of the globe, putting the power ofresearch into the hands of the global community and fostering an environment of opencollaboration and meaningful contribution. We invite anyone and everyone to join ascollaborators and suggest questions for inclusion in the survey, ensuring that theresearch process is enriched by diverse perspectives. As a collaborator, you will notonly have the opportunity to actively engage in survey design, question formulation, andthe entire research process from start to finish, but also gain the prospect of achievingvaluable publications, which may boost your professional career.
Introduction:
The Collaborative Open Research Initiative Study (CORIS) embarks on an inclusive and
innovative international research endeavor, welcoming contributors from across the globe.
CORIS fosters a democratic and collaborative approach, shaping research actively and
offering publication opportunities for newcomers in health professions education. We
describe CORIS' aims and approach in this study.
Methods:
CORIS, a cross-sectional, web-based survey, seeks to explore critical topics in the field
of health professions education. The target population comprises faculty and staff in
accredited, degree-granting medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, and public health schools
at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels across 16 countries (n = 14,400).
Collaborators can hail from any part of the world but are required to register at
https://forms.gle/ZRiwwv3Vmq3y5dv19. Collaborators not only can actively engage in survey
design, question formulation, and the entire research process from start to finish but
also have the chance to get publications, which can enhance their professional careers.
Importantly, there is no financial cost for collaborators at any stage of the study.
Results:
The first iteration, CORIS-1, scheduled for 2024, covers themes such as post-COVID-19
patient care, epidemic preparedness, burnout, artificial intelligence, remote learning,
conflict's impact on mental health, substance use, and workplace discrimination. Data
will be collected on the Chisquares™ survey platform, and results, codebook,
questionnaire, and methods report will be publicly accessible. No sensitive data or
identifying information will be collected. CORIS-1 fosters diversity by letting
contributors suggest survey questions, aiming to provide novel data, identify gaps, and
influence health education policies. It provides an opportunity for research newcomers to
engage in the research process from start to finish, and to get publications.
Contributors must meet ICMJE authorship criteria. Collaborators can also explore the
collected data for their independent projects.
Conclusion:
CORIS redefines research, fostering open collaboration and meaningful contributions.
Diverse perspectives and collaborators' contributions are expected to enhance the
research process. Graduate students working on theses or dissertations can propose
questions in CORIS-1, and early career professionals can also enroll as collaborators to
gain a comprehensive understanding of the research process from start to finish.
Other: No intervention. This is an observational study
This is an observational study. Hence there is no intervention
Inclusion Criteria:
The primary data collection targets faculty and staff in accredited, degree-granting
medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, and public health schools, both at the undergraduate
and post-graduate levels.
1. Institutional criterion for inclusion is being an accredited program.
2. Individual-level criterion for inclusion is being a faculty or member of staff,
including the following categories of personnel: full, associate, and assistant
professors; adjunct/part-time/visiting faculty; clinical support staff; research
fellows, program coordinators; and administrative staff.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Residents, teaching assistants, or work-study students who are currently under
training.
2. Faculty and staff in post-graduate residency programs that are not degree-awarding.
3. Faculty and staff involved in allied programs, such as dental hygiene, dental
assisting, dental technology, pharmacy technology, and medical assistant programs.
4. Faculty members who are either not listed on the online directories of the
respective programs or are listed without an email address.
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