OBJECTIVE: To explore medical students' potential interest in family medicine in the future and their perceptions of a GP's work. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey in 2008-2010. SETTING AND SUBJECTS: Fifth-year medical students prior to their main course in General Practice at the University of Helsinki. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The students' opinions regarding the GP's work and their perceptions of the main aims of a GP's work. RESULTS: 309/359 medical students (mean age 25.7 years, 64% females) responded to the survey. Among the students, 76% considered the most attractive feature in the GP's work to be that it is versatile and challenging. The least attractive features included: too hasty, pressing work, too lonely work, and too many non-medical problems. The majority of the students considered the main aim of a GP's work as to identify serious diseases/disorders in order to refer those patients for specialized care (82%). Treatment of chronic diseases is an important responsibility of a GP's work according to 63% of the students. Only 38% considered health promotion to be an important aim. CONCLUSIONS: Medical students may have perceptions of the GP's work that influence their career choices to specialize in other fields.
OBJECTIVE: To explore medical students' potential interest in family medicine in the future and their perceptions of a GP's work. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey in 2008-2010. SETTING AND SUBJECTS: Fifth-year medical students prior to their main course in General Practice at the University of Helsinki. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The students' opinions regarding the GP's work and their perceptions of the main aims of a GP's work. RESULTS: 309/359 medical students (mean age 25.7 years, 64% females) responded to the survey. Among the students, 76% considered the most attractive feature in the GP's work to be that it is versatile and challenging. The least attractive features included: too hasty, pressing work, too lonely work, and too many non-medical problems. The majority of the students considered the main aim of a GP's work as to identify serious diseases/disorders in order to refer those patients for specialized care (82%). Treatment of chronic diseases is an important responsibility of a GP's work according to 63% of the students. Only 38% considered health promotion to be an important aim. CONCLUSIONS: Medical students may have perceptions of the GP's work that influence their career choices to specialize in other fields.
Authors: E Kumpusalo; K Mattila; I Virjo; L Neittaanmäki; V Kataja; S Kujala; M Jääskeläinen; R Luhtala; M Isokoski Journal: Med Educ Date: 1991-01 Impact factor: 6.251
Authors: Reneé Pereyra-Elías; Percy Mayta-Tristán; Juan José Montenegro-Idrogo; Christian R Mejia; Gabriel Abudinén A; Rita Azucas-Peralta; Jorge Barrezueta-Fernandez; Luis Cerna-Urrutia; Adrián DaSilva-DeAbreu; Alvaro Mondragón-Cardona; Geovanna Moya; Christian D Valverde-Solano; Rhanniel Theodorus-Villar; Maribel Vizárraga-León Journal: PLoS One Date: 2016-07-14 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Sody Naimer; Yan Press; Charles Weissman; Rachel Yaffa Zisk-Rony; Yoram G Weiss; Howard Tandeter Journal: Isr J Health Policy Res Date: 2018-02-12