This requirement positions registrars not only as trainees, but as emerging clinician-scientists whose research can strengthen clinical practice, inform health policy, and improve patient outcomes. At the same time, the pressures of clinical service and varying levels of prior research exposure can make research participation challenging. These constraints may lead to delays in specialist registration and limit the potential impact of registrar-led research. More importantly, they risk discouraging capable clinicians from contributing to the knowledge base that underpins effective health systems.

The unit therefore aims to enable high-quality, well-designed studies that benefit registrars directly, while also contributing to the health sector more broadly. In doing so, it seeks to foster a research culture in which registrars are empowered to complete their research successfully, strengthen the evidence base for clinical and policy decision-making, and translate their work into tangible improvements in health care delivery.