Medical students' learning experience and participation in communities of practice at municipal emergency care units in the primary health care system: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical education has been criticised for not adapting to changes in society, health care and technology. Internationally, it is necessary to strengthen primary health care services to accommodate the growing number of patients. In Norway, emergency care patients are increasingly treated in municipal emergency care units in the primary health care system. This study explores medical students' learning experience and how they participated in communities of practice at two municipal emergency care units in the primary health care system.

Methods

In this qualitative study, we collected data from March to May 2019 using semi-structured individual interviews and systematic observations of six ninth-semester medical students undergoing two-week clerkships at municipal e

SUBMITTER: Giske S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164765 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature