Open AccessThe role of general practitioners in medical school admission interview panels in the UK (2012–2014): a national survey
Author(s) -
Ahmed Rashid,
John Benson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jrsm open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2054-2704
DOI - 10.1177/2054270416632706
Subject(s) - medical school , national health interview survey , medical education , psychology , family medicine , medicine , environmental health , population
Despite the UK policy focus to increase the proportion of medical students becoming general practitioners, doctors from this clinical background are not proportionately represented as admissions leads or on admissions interview panels. Increasing general practitioner involvement in admissions processes may be one way in which medical schools can support general practice as a career aspiration.
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