ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2018
What influences success in family medicine maternity care education programs? Qualitative exploration.
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- The impact of role modelling on the future general practitioner workforce: a systematic review.Education for primary care : an official publication of the Association of Course Organisers, National Association of GP Tutors, World Organisation of Family Doctors · 2022Pooled it
- Learning Away from Home. A Qualitative Study of General Practice Trainees' Educational Experiences in Hospitals.Perspectives on medical education · 2026Article
- Factors Affecting Family Medicine Residents' Decision to Provide Obstetric Care: A Concept Mapping Study.Journal of graduate medical education · 2025Article
- Assessing Family Medicine Obstetrics Training Needs to Strengthen Maternal Health in Underserved and Rural US Communities.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo ascertain how program leaders in family medicine characterize success in family medicine maternity care education and determine which factors influence the success of training programs.
designQualitative research using semistructured telephone interviews.
settingPurposive sample of 6 family medicine programs from 5 Canadian provinces.
participantsEighteen departmental leaders and program directors.
methodsSemistructured telephone interviews were conducted with program leaders in family medicine maternity care. Departmental leaders identified maternity care programs deemed to be "successful." Interviews were audiorecorded and transcribed verbatim. Team members conducted thematic analysis. MAIN
findingsParticipants considered their education programs to be successful in family medicine maternity care if residents achieved competency in intrapartum care, if graduates planned to include intrapartum care in their practices, and if their education programs were able to recruit and retain family medicine maternity care faculty. Five key factors were deemed to be critical to a program's success in family medicine maternity care: adequate clinical exposure, the presence of strong family medicine role models, a family medicine-friendly hospital environment, support for the education program from multiple sources, and a dedicated and supportive community of family medicine maternity care providers.
conclusionTraining programs wishing to achieve greater success in family medicine maternity care education should employ a multifaceted strategy that considers all 5 of the interdependent factors uncovered in our research. By paying particular attention to the informal processes that connect these factors, program leaders can preserve the possibility that family medicine residents will graduate with the competence and confidence to practise full-scope maternity care.
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