Identifying threshold concepts in postgraduate general practice training: a focus group, qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify threshold concepts (TCs) for physicians undergoing postgraduate medical education (PGME) in general practice.

Design

An explorative, qualitative study with 65 min focus group interviews and thematic analysis was used. Participants were asked to describe their most transformative learning experiences. Heuristical TCs were identified from the thematic analysis.

Setting

Aotearoa/New Zealand (A/NZ).

Participants

Fifty participants, mostly comprising current trainees and educators from urban centres, and of NZ/European ethnicity.

Results

Twenty TCs covering many aspects of postgraduate general practice experience were derived from themes identified in the data. Presented in medical proverbial form for ease of recollection, these included

SUBMITTER: Hall K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature