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Abstract
The need for high-quality teaching practices and general practitioners (GPs) skilled in teaching is ever increasing. The authors determined the quality of teaching in the Göttingen general practice teaching network with regard to equipment, student participation and GPs’ motivation for teaching. A questionnaire was mailed to all GPs in the Göttingen teaching network. The response rate was 81% (98/121). GPs considered taking histories (98%), decision-making (98%) and physical examination (94%) to be key elements of teaching in general practice. They felt that somatic topics like upper respiratory tract infections (98%) were easy to teach, while 51% acknowledged difficulties conveying psychosocial topics like caring for dying patients. In only half of the practices did students have the opportunity to take histories and perform physical exams by themselves. Participation in medical education was driven mainly by the satisfaction derived from teaching (66%) and the desire for academic affiliation (39%). GPs in the Göttingen network need support to teach their students more psychosocial-oriented topics and to allow them a more active role in consultations.
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Regine Heidenreich
REGINE HEIDENREICH, PhD, is a social scientist at the Department of Family Medicine/General Practice at the University of Göttingen. Her areas of interest include quality assurance in the primary care setting and healthcare research.
Jean-FranÇois Chenot
JEAN-FRANÇOIS CHENOT, MD MPH, is practicing part time in a group practice as well as being a researcher at the Göttingen Department of General Practice/Family Medicine. Areas of interest: clinical epidemiology, medical education.
Michael M. Kochen
MICHAEL M. KOCHEN, MD MPH PhD FRCGP, is Professor and Head of the Department of General Practice/Family Medicine, Göttingen. He is a part time GP in a rural group practice. Areas of interest: clinical epidemiology, medical education.
Wolfgang Himmel
WOLFGANG HIMMEL, PhD, is a sociologist and works as senior lecturer at the Department of General Practice/Family Medicine. Areas of interest: social pharmacology; doctor–patient relationship; public health.