Medical students' experience of the hidden curriculum around primary care careers: a qualitative exploration of reflective diaries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Primary healthcare internationally is facing a workforce crisis with fewer junior doctors choosing general practice (GP) as a career. In the UK, a national report on GP careers highlighted adverse influences during medical school on students' career choices. The authors explored these influences in two urban UK medical schools, both with relatively low numbers of students entering GP training.

Design

Using a phenomenological approach, the authors thematically analysed the reflective diaries of four medical students who were recruited as 'participant researchers' over a period of 10 months. These students made regular reflexive notes about their experiences related to GP career perceptions in their academic and personal environments, aiming to capture both positive

SUBMITTER: Parekh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323369 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature