Research

STONZ Research Grants

STONZ as a union have committed a portion of membership income to ensuring that trainee interns (TIs) and resident medical officers (RMOs) working and training environments are evidence based.

We are looking to fund novel and local research to ensure recent literature is available to help us advocate for positive change.

STONZ are looking to support research projects that help guide rostering, working hour limits, sleep management, the role of technology and other parameters that impact on how we work, train and look after our patients. Many of you have great research ideas, and we look forward to hearing from you and to help facilitate those ideas and help construct and support meaningful research.

You can apply by downloading and filling in the application form and submitting it to research@stonz.co.nz, please also take the time to have a read of our research policy.

Click here for our Application Form
Click here for our STONZ Research Policy

PRIORITY TOPICS

Our priority topics include but are not limited to:

RMOs/TIs Fatigue and wellbeing
RMOs/TIs recreation and wellbeing e.g. social sports and its effects
Safer working hours and sleep management
Factors influencing RMOs/ TIs efficiency
Training methodology and outcomes
Health economics of New Zealand
Clinical governance and leadership
Health informatics.

CLINICAL TOPICS

Clinical research is also encouraged by STONZ and can also be funded to an upper limit of $1,000.

These clinical projects will be prioritised below the above topics as they are less likely to have a direct influence on RMO working and training environments as a whole.

Please note that application for STONZ research funding is not limited to STONZ members nor is it limited to RMOs or medical students.

Acacia Wratten-Stone Research Representative

Kia ora, I’m Acacia. I currently work as a non-training General Surgical registrar in Te Tai Tokerau. I grew up in Auckland, and have spent time working in the Auckland region as a junior registrar after completing my house officer years in Tauranga. My iwi are Ngāti Kahungunu (Wairoa) and Ngāti Raukawa (Ōtaki).

My role here at STONZ is to coordinate the research portfolio, including promoting research opportunities and managing the STONZ research grants. Developing an evidence base for our advocacy work is incredibly important and has the potential to positively influence our future negotiations, and therefore the working experience of future RMOs. So - If you have any questions, ideas or just want to chat about a project, please get in touch via research@stonz.co.nz.