关键词: 家庭医学, 全科医学, 社区参与研究, 卫生服务研究, 研究方法, 基层卫生保健

Abstract: Research is crucial to the development of family medicine around the world.However，family physicians in practice often hesitate to enter into investigative endeavours.Common reasons for such hesitation include limited exposure to the process of conducting research and the belief that research is best conducted by academic scholars.Our intent here is to encourage clinically focused family physicians' involvement in research activities by explaining how they can cultivate inquisitiveness so as to develop questions for exploration.We present an approach to research that focuses on five steps emergent from the day-to-day，habitual practice of family medicine，wherever in the world it is practised.We illustrate this approach by describing a successful practice-based research study.We conclude by inviting all family physicians to consider integrating research into their practice lives so as to expand their professional horizons and help educate the next generation of global family physicians.

Key words: Family medicine, General practice, Community-based participatory research, Health services research, Research methods, Primary health care