Motivational factors for general practice training and career establishment: A cross-sectional study in Flanders, Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Flanders, Belgium, the 3-year specialised training in General Practice includes a specialty training rotation, for which trainees may choose their training site. After graduation, General Practitioners (GPs) decide where to establish their practice.

Objective

This study explored the factors influencing GP trainees' choice of training location, reasons for settling in a specific region after graduation, and motivations for remaining in or leaving a practice.

Methods

In May 2024, the Interuniversity Centre for Education of General Practitioners distributed an anonymous online survey with closed- and open-ended questions to all GP alumni graduating between 2014 and 2023. Quantitative data were analysed using linear regression; qualitative data underwent con

SUBMITTER: Coenen LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12934332 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature