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The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of PHC physician managers toward research in Qassim province and to identify barriers that impede performing research in the PHC system. The study was based on social cognitive theory framework, and was pre-experimental with a \u2018one-group pre-test\u2013post-test\u2019 design. The study participants were physician managers in PHC administration, Qassim. The participants\u2019 attitudes were measured by adapting statements from the Attitude Towards Research scale. The intervention was the 1-day training program \u2018Introduction to Research in Primary Health Care\u2019. A total of 23 PHC physicians participated in the study. The mean age of the participants was 45.4 (\u00b11.6) years, and the mean years of work experience was 16.2 (\u00b12.2) years. Only one participant had an article published in a peer-reviewed journal. The results of the study showed that PHC physicians had a baseline positive attitude toward research that was further enhanced after participating in an introductory research-training program. During the pre-test, out of the total score of 63, the mean score on attitude toward research was 48.35 (\u00b16.8) while the mean total attitude score in the post-test was 49.7 (\u00b16.6). However, the difference was not statistically significant at P &amp;lt; 0.05. The item with the highest score regarded the role of research in the improvement of health care services, while the lowest-scoring item was about support from administration to conduct research. The participants recognised lack of skills, lack of training and inadequate resources as major barriers in conducting research. Our study results suggest that the PHC physicians\u2019 positive attitudes toward research can be further improved through in-service training. 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