Leadership, Business & Innovation Podcast: Research in Public and Private Clinics

Now, I'm going to start with Sorka with a really simple question.

Why should I bother to do any research?

Well, you started with this person saying, I really want to do research.

How do I get there? And unfortunately, for every one of those I hear, I hear 50 of I don't want to do research or research doesn't speak to me.

And when you hear that type of response, you kind of think, but you're curious and curiosity is research.

I think what intimidates people is this formalized structure and the documentation and all these things that can go with it.

But actually, I believe everybody has a curiosity to learn a little bit better and do a Everything becomes familiar.

Everything can even come a little bit boring.

What doesn't become familiar and boring is research.

Figuring out how to answer a question that you have.

Figuring out how to make something a little bit better.

And if you're really good at it, you can figure out how to bring a product or an idea out to market.

These are curiosity-based activities.

I think if you look at it that way, it becomes more attractive to do research.

And if you de-emphasize a bit this formal structure that's very intimidating, you get back to the heart of what research is, is I don't know that.

Wait a second, nobody knows that.

So let's figure it out.

You're inspiring me already.

Nicky, would you add anything to that?

Well, I don't want to be negative about the situation, but what I've seen in developing countries is that many young doctors are forced into research.

They're forced into research because they believe that this is their one way of getting recognized and to be able to climb the academic ladder or get other positions, fellowships, observerships in more developed countries.

And so, of course, I encourage curiosity.

I encourage people to engage.

I encourage people to challenge and, you know, change the paradigm.

But I always put a point of caution for people who are being forced into doing research.