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More than 600 trainees in family medicine (FM trainees) have participated in the Verbundweiterbildungplus (VWBplus) since this rotation network programme has been implemented in 2009. Mentoring as need-based support and counselling is an essential element of this programme. The aim of this study was to identify FM trainees’ most frequent reasons for counselling in order to explore the qualifications...
The German Society of General Practice and Family Medicine (DEGAM) has defined educational seminars during post-graduate training as a core element to improve trainees’ specific knowledge and competencies. Furthermore, these seminars facilitate networking among trainees and support the process of identity formation in family medicine. Since its implementation in 2009, the Verbundweiterbildungplus...
Statistical projections suggest that by 2020 the number of general practitioners (GPs) in Germany will have decreased by about 13 %, which will lead to a risk of medical undersupply, especially in rural areas. This study was conducted on behalf of the Bavarian Ministry of Environment and Health in order to answer the following questions: How satisfied are young Bavarian physicians in GP specialty...
Pre- and postgraduate education is meant to be competency-based. Over the last two decades various competency frameworks have been published. An important aspect of competency is professionalism, being discussed widely in the literature while a clear-cut definition is still lacking. The purpose of this study was to translate the Nijmegen Professionalism Scale into the German language, to adapt the...
Routine data of statutory health insurance (SHI) provide a great potential for evaluating the healthcare situation in Germany by providing, e. g., morbidity estimates. In the context of secondary data, analyses based on insurance data were conducted using the outpatient medical billing diagnosis. If, however, medical billing data, which are collected for this primary purpose, are the only source of...
Undergraduate training aims to enable medical students to become fully qualified physicians. The aim of the study was to explore the competences that newly graduated doctors (beginners) bring along from medical school into their postgraduate training. In this way areas can be identified that need to be better addressed during either under- or postgraduate training.Competencies were assessed using...
Medical education is intended to enable students to become a physician who can practise the profession of medicine on his own authority, responsibility and accountability. In 2015, the competencies required to accomplish this have been described in the National Competency-based Catalogue of Learning Objectives Medicine.The aim of this study was to survey the extent to which the respective medical...
A Train-The-Trainer course (TTT course) for general practice trainers was developed as part of the program Verbundweiterbildungplus Baden-Württemberg. The course included aspects of training such as organizational and legal knowledge as well as didactic skills for trainers in 9.5 teaching units (45minutes each). The present article analyzes the evaluation of the course and considers possible future...
The consultation is at the heart of general practice. It is the central setting through which primary care is delivered. The competency requirements are laid down internationally by competency-based curricula for undergraduate and postgraduate education. So far, there is no competency-based vocational training to develop consultation skills in general practice in Germany. The study describes experiences...
Academic institutions of general practice at German medical faculties have grown during the past years. This leads to an increase in the need of qualified young researchers and teachers in general practice (GP). Little is known about the interest in research and teaching skills and their training among general practice trainees and young GPs.This cross-sectional survey among GP trainees and young...
In 2011, the national German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer) published guidelines for a slim-lined training program in general practice (Quereinstieg) for qualified medical specialists in other fields (e. g., surgeons, internists or anesthesiologists). This step is part of a strategy to prevent further shortages of general practitioners in Germany. In the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, qualified...
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