Revalidation for general practitioners: randomised comparison of two revalidation models.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare two models of revalidation for general practitioners.

Design

Randomised comparison of two revalidation models.

Setting

Primary care in Tayside, Scotland.

Participants

66 Tayside general practitioners (principals and non-principals), 53 of whom completed the revalidation folders. Interventions Two revalidation models: a minimum criterion based model with revalidation as the primary purpose, and an educational outcome model with emphasis on combining revalidation with continuing professional development.

Main outcome measures

Feasibility and acceptability of each approach and effect on the doctor's continuing professional development. The ability to make a summative judgment on completed models and whether either model would allow pati

SUBMITTER: Bruce D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC381228 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature