The Clinician Researcher

03/02/2026

Off to meet with research buddies old and new when running another workshop.
Always a blessing to work in a role you love.

30/11/2025

Off to University of Sydney to learn how to supervise research students :-)

05/10/2025

Been a while since I’ve been off conferencing. Alice Springs here I come. :-)

28/07/2025

Couldn't agree more!

by David Schmidt There is an increasing emphasis on research in many undergraduate and postgraduate health degrees, particularly medicine. These projects offer many opportunities for students to ex…

03/06/2025

I just defended pie charts. Oh man. I need a shower.

19/03/2025

Blogging over on another page. Have a look!

by David Schmidt Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman (2018) raised the notion of the researcher “bringing their whole self” to research. That by connecting on an emotional, physical and identity l…

01/03/2025

Looking for a quote to put in a journal article. Honest!

14/11/2024

Official guest speaker!

11/11/2024

This here plane is about to take me to Canada for a two week study tour. Meeting with two universities to learn more about how they do rural and remote education. Exciting times!

08/11/2024

Here’s a new publication that’s been in the works a while. Good to see it in print.

Background Participation of health service staff in research improves health outcomes and adherence to clinical guidelines. To increase research participation, many health services seek to build research capacity which adds to the development of individual and organisational skills and abilities in....

29/10/2024

It's a question that comes up now and then: what are the characteristics of a good researcher? People think that you have to be smart. Well, people don't think this actually... people think that they personally are not smart enough to be a researcher. They think that other people who do research are smart. People think that you have to be scientific....

It’s a question that comes up now and then: what are the characteristics of a good researcher? People think that you have to be smart. Well, people don’t think this actually… peop…

24/10/2024

Just had a paper accepted for BMC Hell Freezes Over… I mean Health Services Research. Just goes to show you should never say never.