| How competent do general practice residents feel and why? | |
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PMID: 22306141 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: General practice residency aims to produce competent general practitioners (GPs) who will practice independently, i.e. who demonstrate adequate levels of actual and self-perceived competence. PURPOSES: To measure self-perceived competence in GP residents at our institution and explore potential determinants. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of our GP residents. Self-perceived competence was measured in four domains. Independent variables included gender, postgraduate year, patient contacts, on-call duties, practice of specific tasks, self-assessed effort and knowledge. RESULTS: Between 1.6 and 37.8% of GP residents assessed their competence as less than average. Self-perceived competence was not consistently linked to any of the hypothesised factors. CONCLUSIONS: A significant proportion of residents reported less than satisfactory levels of self-perceived competence. Longitudinal studies should be conducted as well as qualitative studies focusing on the role of other factors in the development of high levels of self-perceived competence during general practice training. |
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Valérie Dory; Jan Degryse; Ann Roex; Dominique Vanpee |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Education for primary care : an official publication of the Association of Course Organisers, National Association of GP Tutors, World Organisation of Family Doctors Volume: 23 ISSN: 1473-9879 ISO Abbreviation: Educ Prim Care Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-02-06 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101141280 Medline TA: Educ Prim Care Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 19-26 Citation Subset: IM |
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Health and Society, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. |
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