Attitudes and perceptions of medical students about family medicine in Spain : Protocol for a cross-sectional survey
Alonso-Coello, Pablo (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Jiménez Villa, Josep (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol)
Hijar, A.M. (Universidad de Zaragoza)
Mundet-Tudurí, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Puime, A.O. (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Martín Zurro, Amando (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol)

Fecha:	2011
Resumen:	Background: Despite the fact that family medicine (FM) has become established as a specialty in the past 25 years, this has not been reflected in the inclusion of the specialty in the majority of medical schools in Spain. Almost 40% of the students will work in primary care but, in spite of this, most universities do not have an assessed placement as such. There are only specific practice periods in health centres or some student-selected components with little weight in the overall curricula. Objectives: To evaluate the attitudes and perceptions of medical students about FM in the health system and their perception about the need for specific training in FM at the undergraduate level. To explore change over time of these attitudes and perceptions and to examine potential predictive factors for change. Finally, we will review what teaching activity in FM is offered across the Spanish schools of medicine. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional survey. Each one of the different analyses will consist of two surveys: one for all the students in the first, third and fifth year of medical school in all the Spanish schools of medicine asking about their knowledge, perceptions and attitudes in relation to primary care and FM. There will be an additional survey for the coordinating faculty of the study in each university about the educational activities related to FM that are carried out in their centres. The repetition of the study every 2 years will allow for an analysis of the evolution of the cohort of students until they receive their degree and the potential predictive factors. Discussion: This study will provide useful information for strategic planning decisions, content and educational methodology in medical schools in Spain and elsewhere. It will also help to evaluate the influence of the ongoing changes in FM, locally and at the European level, on the attitudes and perceptions of the students towards FM in Spain.
Ayudas:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CP09/00137
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicado en:	BMJ open, Vol. 1 Núm. 2 (2011) , p. e000231, ISSN 2044-6055

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000231
PMID: 22189348

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