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ArticleBJGP open2021

Medical applicant general practice experience and career aspirations: a questionnaire study.

Priyesh Agravat, Tafsir Ahmed, Esme Goudie, Shahraz Islam, Douglas Gj McKechnie, Haji Mohamed Abdirahman, Mahnoor Ahmed, Amer Al-Balah, Ayesha Alam, Fahima Amin and 12 more

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Article in BJGP open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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22 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Priyesh AgravatUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Tafsir AhmedUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Esme GoudieUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Shahraz IslamUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Douglas Gj McKechnieDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-1503
Haji Mohamed AbdirahmanUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Mahnoor AhmedDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Amer Al-BalahDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ayesha AlamUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Fahima AminUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Sara BeqiriUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Smruthy ChakkaDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Katy ChisengaBrighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK.
Roshni GoodkaUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Nida HafizDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ankita KotamarthiUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Ayobami Emmanuel OlatunjiUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
Molly V FyfeDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-4893
Nina DuttaDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ian Chris McManusUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.
David HarrisonUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-6752
Katherine WoolfUniversity College London Medical School, London, UK k.woolf@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GBImperial College London · GBUniversity College Hospital · GBUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Department of Health CDF-2017-10-008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreasing access to general practice work experience placements for school students is a strategy for improving general practice recruitment, despite limited evidence and concerns surrounding equity of access to general practice experiences.

aimsTo examine the association between undertaking general practice experience and the perceptions of general practice as an appealing future career among prospective medical applicants. To identify socioeconomic factors associated with obtaining general practice experience. DESIGN &

settingCross-sectional questionnaire study in the UK.

methodParticipants were UK residents aged ≥16 years and seriously considering applying to study medicine in 2019/2020. They were invited to take part via the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). Questionnaire data were analysed using a linear regression of general practice appeal on general practice experience, adjusting for career motivations and demographics, and a logistic regression of general practice experience on measures of social capital and demographics.

resultsOf 6391 responders, 4031 were in their last year of school. General practice experience predicted general practice appeal after adjusting for career motivation and demographics (b = 0.37, standard error [SE] = 0.06,

conclusionHaving general practice experience prior to medical school was associated with finding general practice appealing, which supports its utility in recruitment. Applicants from more deprived backgrounds were less likely to have had a general practice experience, possibly through lack of accessible opportunities.

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Career choiceeducation, premedicalgeneral practitionersschoolssocioeconomic factors

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PMID33687981
PMCPMC8278503
OpenAlexW3135309549

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