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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ views of a career in general practice: a focus group study

Zoe Hook, Ben Jackson, Hugh Alberti, Claire Capper, Fiona Hay, Carly Hire, Hannah Randles, Juliet Zachary and Joanne Protheroe
BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0257. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0257
Zoe Hook
1 School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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2 Division of Clincal Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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3 School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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Claire Capper
1 School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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3 School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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    Figure 1. A schematic diagram showing how changes since the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting on medical students’ career choices.

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    Table 1. Details of the three participating medical schools
    Medical school123
    Cohort size300–400 students180–250 students250–350 students
    Old or newa OldNewOld
    Percentage of time in GP placementsb Below national averageAbove national averageAverage
    Percentage of graduates entering GP trainingc Similar to national averageAbove national averageAbove national average
    Overview of GP placementsSeveral days in early years, weekly in years 3 and 4 and 7 weeks in year 5Several days in early years, 4 weeks in years 3 and 4 and 10 weeks in year 5Several days in early years, 6 weeks in year 3, 7 weeks in year 4
    Number of focus groups heldThreeThreeTwo
    • ↵a Based on whether the medical school was established pre-2000 or post-2000.

    • ↵b Using data from the UK National GP undergraduate survey15

    • ↵c Using data from the last UK Foundation Programme Office career destination survey16

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Zoe Hook, Ben Jackson, Hugh Alberti, Claire Capper, Fiona Hay, Carly Hire, Hannah Randles, Juliet Zachary, Joanne Protheroe
BJGP Open 2024; 8 (4): BJGPO.2023.0257. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0257
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