Developing a professional competency framework for general practitioners in tertiary hospitals in China: a modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

At present, the competency of general practitioners (GPs) in tertiary hospitals has not been reported, and there is no suitable competency evaluation tool. This study was conducted to develop a professional competency framework for GPs in tertiary hospitals.

Design

A modified Delphi method was adopted in the study.

Participants

Considering the expert authority, a wide range of sources, expert qualification and willingness, 20 eligible experts were invited and 19 experts agreed to participate in this study.

Results

19 experts (the median age of the experts was 51 (49, 57) years and 84.2% were women) participated in both two rounds of Delphi survey. From the literature review, 4 primary indicators, 14 secondary indicators and 48 tertiary indicators were

SUBMITTER: Wei Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881187 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature