• Nathan A Boucher, Matthew C Tucker, Brandolyn S White, Belinda Ear, Manisha Dubey, Kaileigh G Byrd, John W Williams, and Jennifer M Gierisch.
• Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham VA Health Care System HSR&D, Durham, NC, USA. Nathan.boucher@va.gov.
• J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Sep 1; 38 (12): 267126772671-2677.

BackgroundHealth services research can benefit from frontline clinician input across all stages of research, yet their key perspectives are often not meaningfully engaged.ObjectiveHow can we improve clinician engagement in research?DesignConvenience sampling and semi-structured interviews followed by descriptive content analysis with an inductive approach, followed by group participatory listening sessions with interviewees to further contextualize findings.ParticipantsTwenty-one multidisciplinary clinicians from one healthcare system.Key ResultsWe identified two major themes: perceptions of research (how research fits within job role) and characterizing effective engagement (what works and what does not work in frontline clinician engagement). "Perceptions of Research" encompassed three subthemes: prior research experience; desired degree of engagement; and benefits to clinicians engaging in research. "Characterizing Effective Engagement" had these subthemes: engagement barriers; engagement facilitators; and impact of clinician's racial identity.ConclusionsInvesting in frontline clinicians as research collaborators is beneficial to clinicians themselves, the health systems that employ them, and those for which they care. Yet, there are multiple barriers to meaningful engagement.© 2023. This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply.

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