Evaluation of GP Medical Students Training Project
Project Status
Completed
Project Coordinator
David Perkins, Karen Larson
Rationale
New medical schools are basing their clinical training in non-hospital settings, particular private GP settings. The assunption is that GPs wil be willing and able to provide extended clinical training previously provided in hospitals. The project seeks to identify the potential impacts on GPs and whether they will be willing to act as trainers and educators.
Aims
To find out why GPs take medical students and act as trainers and educators
To identify the barriers and enablers that must be addressed if GPs are to take a more active role in undergraduate medcial education.
Design and Method
Qualitative
Key Publications
Literature Review submitted to peer reviewed journal