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What educational resources are medical students using for personal study during primary care attachments?
Catherine Baudains1, Emma Metters, Graham Easton
1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, 41 Arlington Avenue, London N1 7BE, UK. catherinebaudains@doctors.org.uk.
Summary
UK medical students still prefer textbooks over online resources for primary care study. Resource selection is influenced by convenience, learning style, and the broad nature of general practice.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education Research
- Primary Care Training
- Student Learning Preferences
Background:
- Modern medical students have diverse digital learning resources.
- US studies suggest internet preference, but UK student preferences are less understood, especially in primary care settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the educational resources UK medical students utilize for personal study during primary care attachments.
- To understand the reasons behind students' choices of learning resources.
Main Methods:
- Conducted two focus groups with fifth-year UK medical students post-primary care attachment.
- Employed thematic analysis on transcripts to identify resources and underlying choice factors.
Main Results:
- Textbooks remain the preferred resource, with "The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine" being most popular.
- Google and "GP Notebook" were favored internet resources.
- Resource choice drivers included convenience, purpose, recommendations, exam focus, reliability, and learning styles.
Conclusions:
- UK students prioritize textbooks, differing from US trends.
- The broad scope of general practice influences resource selection.
- Findings suggest a need for tailored educational resources and a more structured primary care curriculum.
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