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The qualitative interview is gaining in popularity among health researchers, as they have come to realize that in-depth understanding of the behaviours of caregivers and clients is critical for improving care and informing health policy. In this chapter, I explain how to do qualitative interviewing, drawing on years of experience using and teaching the method in medical school and other healthrelated settings. My main goals are to describe what qualitative interview techniques entail, discuss the types of considerations and concerns that set them apart from standardized interviews, and consider the kinds of research questions to which the various techniques are best suited. This chapter will assist the novice researcher in deciding whether qualitative interviews are the appropriate approach for a particular research topic and setting. My introduction will also provide a guide to the mechanics of qualitative interviewing …