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  • 1Discipline of General Practice, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. n.sturman1@uq.edu.au

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • General Practice
  • Medical Ethics

Background:

  • Urban general practice settings present unique environments for medical student training.
  • General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in educating future physicians.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the ethical challenges encountered by GPs teaching medical students in urban settings.
  • To understand the perspectives of GP teachers on ethical dilemmas in medical education.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study employing semistructured face-to-face interviews.
  • 60 urban general practice teachers with varied teaching loads and practice demographics participated.
  • Interview data underwent rigorous analysis with member checking.

Main Results:

  • Key concerns included student assessment, professionalism, colleague support, patient consent, and confidentiality.
  • Teaching impacted consultation dynamics, patient satisfaction, and care quality.
  • GPs with smaller teaching loads and fee-paying patients reported more concerns about active student involvement.

Conclusions:

  • GPs should model informed patient consent, acknowledging potential patient reluctance.
  • Encouraging students to seek consent and maintaining patient confidentiality are vital.
  • Discussing concerns about student involvement with peers and relevant literature is recommended.