Maintenance of professional competence in Ireland: a national survey of doctors' attitudes and experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Programmes to ensure doctors' maintenance of professional competence (MPC) have been established in many countries. Since 2011, doctors in Ireland have been legally required to participate in MPC. A significant minority has been slow to engage with MPC, mirroring the contested nature of such programmes internationally. This study aimed to describe doctors' attitudes and experiences of MPC in Ireland with a view to enhancing engagement.

Participants

All registered medical practitioners in Ireland required to undertake MPC in 2018 were surveyed using a 33-item cross-sectional mixed-methods survey designed to elicit attitudes, experiences and suggestions for improvement.

Results

There were 5368 responses (response rate 42%). Attitudes to MPC were generally pos

SUBMITTER: Galvin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733195 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature