Evaluation of general practice mentors training in Zhejiang province / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

By questionnaire we conducted a cluster sampling survey on 150 general practice meutors in Zhejiang province who completed training program during November 2011 to May 2013.By using Kirkpatrick's four level evaluation methods,we evaluated the training program based on the response level,learning level and behavior level.A total of 141 valid questionnaires were collected.The results showed that 92.2％ of participants (130/141) were satisfied with the training contents,94.3％ (133/141) were satisfied with the teachers,87.9％ (124/141) were satisfied with the training environment,83.7％ (118/141) thought the training contents useful,and 89.4％ (126/141) were satisfied with the training organization.Only 31.2％ (44/141) of participants mastered the knowledge and skills of general practice before training,and the figure increased to 87.2％ (123/141) after training.The results also showed that 67.3％ (95/141) of participants were able to use the knowledge acquired in the training,and 81.6％ (115/141) of them were able to apply the concept of general practice in their teaching practice.These results indicate that general practice mentors are satisfied with the training in the aspects of response,learning and behavior,aud the training program would play a positive role in promoting their performance in teaching practice.