Evaluation of the extension of GP Training in the HSE South East GP Training Programme

Author/Researcher: Stephanie Dowling

Objectives

Objective: To evaluate 'perceptions of the participants in an Irish GP Training scheme impact on themselves of an additional 12 months' of training following the extension of the standard 3-year general practice vocational training to a 4 year training programme.
Design: Qualitative study using focus groups.
Setting: General practice specialist training in the South Eastern GP Training Scheme in the Republic of Ireland.
Participants: Six general practitioner registrars and seven trainers involved in the additional 12 months' training. Six general practitioners who have just completed and qualified from the 3-year vocational training programme in the Southeast will act as controls for our study group.

Status	Current
Publisher	GP Practice
Publication Year	2007
Data Available to other researchers?	No
Completion Date	20/09/2007