Journal of Education Technology in Health Sciences 2021;8(3):99–104 Content available at: https://www.ipinnovative.com/open-access-journals Journal of Education Technology in Health Sciences Journal homepage: http://www.jeths.net/ Original Research Article Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices of research among faculties in medical college Jalpa K Bhatt 1, * 1 Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. M. K. Shah Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received 15-11-2021 Accepted 13-12-2021 Available online 13-01-2022 Keywords: Research orientation Edmonton research orientation survey (EROS) ABSTRACT Introduction: Medical research aims to advance knowledge, skills, and professionalism. Lack of research could lead to the demise of the profession as a viable discipline. Research orientation is a concept that incorporates four subscales and provides insight into faculties’ overall perception of research. Aims and Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding research and to identify barriers for research among medical faculty. Materials and Methods: Our study is a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study covering 110 faculties of medical college. Data collection was done through the Edmonton research orientation survey (EROS), a pre-validated tool. EROS questionnaire consists of 50 questions in two sections –the first section containing demographic variables (12 questions) and the second section (consist of 38 items) asks the respondents to rate on a five-point Likert’s scale. Results: A high response rate (90.9%) was achieved. Sixty-five percent of respondents achieved an overall medium EROS score and 33% of respondents achieved a high EROS score (mean Eros score 132.3+21.7) indicating high research orientation. Respondents showed high subscale scores: valuing research (63%) and being at the leading edge of the profession (66%). While involvement in research (47%) and evidence- based practice (53%) scored lower. The study highlighted important barriers like lack of time, skills and support. Conclusion: The results suggest that although faculties value research they engage less in carrying out and applying research. The positive research orientation provides an opportunity for the profession to use the available potential to increase research output. This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. For reprints contact: reprint@ipinnovative.com 1. Introduction Research is the systematic and rigorous process of inquiry, which aims to contribute to a scientific body of knowledge. “Research is frequently seen as the lifeblood, hallmark or cornerstone in the development of a profession”, in that it forms its scientific basis. 1,2 Research benefits the profession in developing a scientific foundation, while benefits for the professional include the development of a critical mindset, fostering life-long and self-directed learning and * Corresponding author. E-mail address: drjalpavyas@yahoo.com (J. K. Bhatt). understanding research literature and research results. 3 Medical research is important to society. It gives information about disease trends, risk factors and treatment outcomes vital to public health interventions. Research in a wide range of fields like developing new medicines or medical procedures or improving the application of those already available provides help to develop guidelines for best practices to improve health, health outcomes and health services. Engagement of teaching faculties in research is essential. Medical research wishes to advance the knowledge, skills, and professionalism of people who serve as teachers and https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jeths.2021.020 2454-4396/© 2021 Innovative Publication, All rights reserved. 99