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Do primary care placements influence career choice: What is the evidence?

Amin, M; Chande, S; Park, S; Rosenthal, J; Jones, M; (2018) Do primary care placements influence career choice: What is the evidence? Education for Primary Care , 29 (2) pp. 64-67. 10.1080/14739879.2018.1427003. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The NHS is struggling with GP recruitment. The Health Education England (HEE) Wass Report (By Choice not by Chance), among its recommendations to boost GP numbers, highlighted undergraduate (UG) GP placement experience as an important influence on future career choice. AIM: To explore the UG influences on GP career choice. METHODS: Two junior doctors produced a pragmatic rapid appraisal of the literature on the UG influences on GP career choice for the Wass Report. The search strategy was supported by librarians and focused on rapidly accessing and summarising relevant literature. Databases searched, including Medline, EMBASE, HMIC & grey literature, revealed 294 items. Data extraction and synthesis was pragmatic. RESULTS: The international evidence suggests that UG GP experience can positively influence students towards a primary care career. Longitudinal placements are more influential than traditional blocks. UK literature is limited, but there are consistencies with the international evidence. The relevant studies identified are observational with risk of bias, but this is unavoidable within this research context. DISCUSSION: The implications of these results for medical school curricula are discussed with particular reference to Government plans to expand medical student numbers and establish new medical schools with explicit aims to produce more GPs.

Type: Article
Title: Do primary care placements influence career choice: What is the evidence?
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2018.1427003
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2018.1427003
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Undergraduate, Placement, Longitudinal clerkship, General practise, Medical students
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10042035
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