Swiss students and young physicians want a flexible goal-oriented GP training curriculum

Abstract

Overall, medical students and young physicians found similar features attractive in the general and GO-GP curriculum, regardless of region or gender, and thought an attractive curriculum would attract more young doctors to the GP specialty. Key points An attractive postgraduate training program in general practice can attract more young physicians to become GPs. In this study cross-sectional survey including medical students (n = 242) and young physicians (n = 312) we presented general features for a curriculum and a model curriculum for general practice training, for evaluation of attractiveness to our study population. General practice training curriculum provides flexibility in choice of rotations, access to short rotations in a wide variety of medical specialties, training in specialty practices as well, mentoring and career guidance by GPs and guidance in choosing courses/certificate programs necessary for general practice. These findings help building attractive postgraduate training programs in general practice and fight GP shortage.

Assessing the mental wellbeing of next generation general practitioners: a cross-sectional survey

“…7,25,30,31 The combination of high perceived stress, and rather infrequent thoughts of leaving the profession aligns with Hayes et al's results: hospital doctors in Ireland complained of poor work-life balance and high work stress, but were nevertheless motivated to pursue their profession. 30 Other recent studies 13,14 also show that young physicians are highly motivated to practise as GPs.…”

“…12 This GP shortage may be partially alleviated by a burgeoning interest in family medicine. 13,14 Young and future Swiss GPs have concrete ideas regarding their future practice, 13 and the introduction of an attractive postgraduate training programme noticeably increased their interest in general medicine. 14 These are important steps towards countering another shortage of GPs.…”

“…13,14 Young and future Swiss GPs have concrete ideas regarding their future practice, 13 and the introduction of an attractive postgraduate training programme noticeably increased their interest in general medicine. 14 These are important steps towards countering another shortage of GPs. Nevertheless, little is known about the mental health of the young generation of Swiss GPs.…”

Linked color imaging combined with Kyoto Classification of Gastritis to establish a training model for general practitioners with a special interest in digestive diseases: a quantitative study of general practitioner training in China

“…Concerning the actual status in China, it is imperative to explore an effective GP training model, improve the sub-specialty ability of GPs, and cultivate GPs with a special interest [21][22][23][24][25][26] .…”

Qui aspire à une carrière de médecin de famille après les études de médecine- Une enquête d’opinion auprès des étudiants

“…Au printemps 2017, nous avons mené une étude transversale à l'aide d'un questionnaire en ligne anonyme distribué en langues française et allemande dans le cadre d'une grande étude sur un curriculum attractif en médecine de famille. 3 Nous avons interrogé des étudiants de 6 e année de toutes les universités de Suisse poursuivant un master en médecine, en supposant qu'à la fin des études la plupart d'entre eux auraient déjà une idée de leur future carrière. À Genève, pour des raisons logistiques, il nous a seulement été possible d'interroger les étudiants de 5 e année.…”