Abstract: Executive Summary: The ASEAN Primary Care Research Excellence Framework (APREF) is intended to be a comprehensive, multi-dimensional system designed to evaluate research excellence and impact in primary care across ASEAN countries. Developed as a tool to assist in academic promotion and funding justification, APREF moves beyond traditional metrics (e.g., citations, grant income) to incorporate multiple metrics. The framework assesses the entire research ecosystem including not just the Researchers, Outputs, and Impacts, but also the dimensions ...
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