Undergraduate medical education in general practice
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Undergraduate medical education in general practice in the UK and in Brazil: Curricula discourse analysis and ethnography of curricular enactment in work-based learning.
IRAS ID
150277
Contact name
Greta Rait
Contact email
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Z6364106/2014/09/21 , Data Protection Registration Number; B1262 FI0153314, Verification of Insurance
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
As primary health care efforts throughout the world increase, new challenges to their development arise. Countries like the United Kingdom and Brazil, through improvements in primary care-led systems, are faced with a growing need for qualified health professionals. To achieve a high-standard primary care workforce, these countries have implemented policies that have changed undergraduate and graduate training of health professionals. Currently, undergraduate students are exposed to general practice earlier in the medical course, and health teams working in these services are responsible for a considerable part of the students’ development. The present study will focus on general practice teaching in undergraduate medical education. The objective is to investigate the teaching strategies utilized by general practitioners, their relation to the curriculum in both countries—the United Kingdom and Brazil. An ethnographic study will be held in general practices to explore how curriculum is enacted in practice, using a variety of data collection methods such as participant observation, formal and informal interviews and document analysis. The method will combine ethnography (observation, interviewing) with video-filming of GP tutors, students and patients involved in teaching sessions.
REC name
London - Riverside Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/1410
Date of REC Opinion
21 Sep 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion