Survey on training needs of general practioners in Shanghai / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the training needs of general practioners (GPs) in Shanghai and to analyze the related factors.Methods A questionnaire survery on the training needs was conducted among 428 GPs who attended a municipal training program of clinical compentance in Shanghai during July 2011 to February 2012.Results Among 428 GPs receiving the survey,23.9％ (102/427) expressed great willingness for training; 40.2％ ( 169/421 ) preferred part-time and 41.3％ ( 174/421 ) preferred on-job training; 31.7％ (377/1188) wished to have case analysis method of teaching.In the aspect of training contents,common clinical skills were ranked the first,accounting for 32.1％ (1376/4280) of the choices,on the other hand,health care for women,children and the elderly in community was ranked the last,accounting for 18.9％ (485/2568) of the choices.Logistic regression showed that the gender (OR =2.194,P=0.010),age (OR=0.435,P=0.011) and education levels of GPs (OR=0.293,P=0.006) were related factors of training needs.Conclusion The survay reveals that training needs of GPs are strong in Shanghai and GPs prefer short-term training in real clinical situations.