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The educational value of peer groups from a general practitioner perspective.

Steven Lillis¹

¹Education Advisory Group, The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, P.O. Box 10440, Wellington, New Zealand. slillis@wave.co.nz

Journal of Primary Health Care

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New Zealand general practitioners (GPs) find peer review groups highly valuable for education and pastoral care, driven by real-life work challenges. Enhancing group structure could further increase their effectiveness.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
General Practice
Professional Development

Background:

Peer review groups are mandatory for New Zealand general practitioners (GPs).
Limited understanding exists regarding the functional dynamics and educational impact of these peer groups.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the educational value of peer group meetings for GPs.
To explore strategies for enhancing the value derived from these meetings.

Main Methods:

A qualitative study was conducted.
Involved 22 New Zealand GPs with an interest in education.
Thematic analysis was performed on data from a single peer group meeting.

Main Results:

GPs strongly believe in the educational benefits of peer groups.
Pastoral care emerged as a significant, albeit separate, perceived benefit.
Learning is primarily driven by contemporaneous, real-life work challenges.
Informal structures and broad topic interpretation were generally accepted.

Conclusions:

Peer group learning, focused on practical issues, has strong potential to improve doctor performance.
Diverse group experience enhances educational value.
Assistance with structuring content and improving effectiveness may be beneficial.