A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of Pre-Registration House Officers on teamwork and support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following the implementation of a new final Year 5 curriculum in one medical school we carried out a study to explore the experience of the transition from final student year to Pre-Registration House Officer (PRHO). This study looks at the experiences of two successive cohorts of PRHOs in relation to team work, support and shared responsibility in their transition from final year students to qualified doctors. The involvement of PRHOs in teams is likely to change in the development of Foundation programmes.

Methods

A qualitative study with semi-structured interviews with 33 PRHOs, stratified by gender, ethnicity and maturity, from two study cohorts, qualifying in 2001 and 2002, from one medical school in the UK, in their first three months following medical gradu

SUBMITTER: Lempp H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1079846 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature