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Throughout 2023, ICGP Librarians will collaborate with GP Training/Trainers to highlight some articles of interest to Irish GP Trainees and those involved in GP Training.

This month Dr Maureen Noctor MICGP, Assistant Scheme Director, ICGP Specialist Training Scheme Mid-West, has selected some recent articles of interest.

1. Brunet M. Pinch points in the consultation - and how to avoid them. Educ Prim Care. 2023 Mar;34(2):53-57. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2023.2169641. Epub 2023 Feb 5. PMID: 36740839. https://www-tandfonline-com.icgplibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/14739879.2023.2169641

2. Verheijden M, Giroldi E, van den Eertwegh V, Luijkx M, van der Weijden T, de Bruin A, Timmerman A. Identifying characteristics of a skilled communicator in the clinical encounter. Med Educ. 2023 May;57(5):418-429. doi: 10.1111/medu.14953. Epub 2022 Oct 26. PMID: 36223270. https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.icgplibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1111/medu.14953

3. Klasen JM, Teunissen PW, Driessen E, Lingard LA. Trainees' perceptions of being allowed to fail in clinical training: A sense-making model. Med Educ. 2023 May;57(5):430-439. doi: 10.1111/medu.14966. Epub 2022 Nov 21. PMID: 36331409. https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.icgplibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1111/medu.14966

4. Peart J, Michels NR, Hanley K, Dolan C, Luyckx J, Tanghe V, Peeters E, Burneikaite M, Varvuolyte S, Homar V, Galič L, Klobučar Kragelj K, McCoombe G, Scherpbier N. What influences on their professional development do general practice trainees report from their hospital placements? A qualitative study. Eur J Gen Pract. 2023 Dec;29(1):2191947. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2023.2191947. PMID: 37132423; PMCID: PMC10158549. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13814788.2023.2191947

5. Fox JL, Doolan TD, Gurney TM, McGrail MR. Short-term medical student placements completed consecutively at a rural general practice positively impact chronic disease management. Rural Remote Health. 2023 Apr;23(2):7611. doi: 10.22605/RRH7611. Epub 2023 Apr 17. PMID: 37069128. https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/7611

6. Curran TI, Scopes J, Hanley K, Collins C, Coffey F. Trainees' perceptions of course quality in postgraduate General Practice training in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Apr 19. doi: 10.1007/s11845-023-03350-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37072670.
https://link-springer-com.icgplibrary.idm.oclc.org/article/10.1007/s11845-023-03350-5

7. Gayef A, Çaylan A, Temiz SA. Learning styles of medical students and related factors. BMC Med Educ. 2023 Apr 25;23(1):282. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04267-4. PMID: 37098595; PMCID: PMC10131376. https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04267-4

8. Martin L, Blissett S, Johnston B, Tsang M, Gauthier S, Ahmed Z, Sibbald M. How workplace-based assessments guide learning in postgraduate education: A scoping review. Med Educ. 2023 May;57(5):394-405. doi: 10.1111/medu.14960. Epub 2022 Nov 21. PMID: 36286100. https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.icgplibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1111/medu.14960

9. Tran M, Wearne S, Fielding A, Moad D, Tapley A, Holliday E, Ball J, Davey A, van Driel M, FitzGerald K, Spike N, Bentley M, Kirby C, Magin P. Early-career general practitioners' perceptions of the utility of vocational training for subsequent independent practice. Educ Prim Care. 2023 Mar;34(2):74-82. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2023.2176264. Epub 2023 Feb 27. PMID: 36851829. https://www-tandfonline-com.icgplibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/14739879.2023.2176264

10. Barnhoorn PC, Nierkens V, Numans ME, Steinert Y, van Mook WNKA. "What kind of doctor do you want to become?": Clinical supervisors' perceptions of their roles in the professional identity formation of General Practice residents. Med Teach. 2023 May;45(5):485-491. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2137395. Epub 2022 Oct 26. PMID: 36288745. https://www-tandfonline-com.icgplibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/0142159X.2022.2137395

Previous issues

 April 2023 (GP_Training_Articles_April_2023_Sean_Montague.pdf | 71 KB)

 Dr. Sean Montague

 
 March 2023 (GP_Training_Articles_Mar_2023_Niall_Breen.pdf | 73 KB)

 Reviewed by Dr. Niall Breen

 
 Feb 2023 (GP_Training_Articles_Feb_2023_Brendan_Lawless_rev.pdf | 74 KB)

 Reviewed by Brendan Lawless

 
 Jan 2023 (GP_Training_Articles_Jan_2023_Sarah_Taaffe.pdf | 188 KB)

 Reviewed by Sarah Taaffe

 
 May 2022 (Tom_Dennehy_GP_Training_Articles.pdf | 84 KB)

 Reviewed by Tom Dennehy

 
 April 2022 (April_2022.pdf | 188 KB)

 GP Training articles reviewed by Dr. Katherine Murray, Assistant Scheme Director, Donegal GP Training Scheme

 
 February 2022 (February_2022.pdf | 229 KB)

 GP Training articles reviewed by Dr. Lynn Spooner, ICGP Scheme Director GP Training Western

 
 January 2022 (January_2022_Martin_Rouse.pdf | 288 KB)

 GP Training articles reviewed by Dr. Martin Rouse, ICGP Director of GP Training.