What are the perceived learning needs of Australian general practice registrars for quality prescribing?

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Demographics of survey respondents compared with national data held by Australian General Practice and Training (AGPT) for Semester 2, 2008

		Respondents	Population
Gender	Female (%)	68	63
Graduates	Australian Universities	80	75
Age	Average	35	35
	Range 25-36 years old (%)	75	64
Location	Urban (RRMA1-2)¹	41	46
	Rural & Remote (RRMA3-7)	59	49
Training ²	% Basic registrar training	35	12
	% Advanced registrar training	15	25
	% Subsequent registrar training	35	30

¹ Rural, remote and metropolitan area classification can be found at: http://www.aihw.gov.au/ruralhealth/remotenessclassifications/rrma.cfm
² Basic training registrars (6 months full time equivalent (FTE) training in GP), Advanced training registrars (12 months FTE), Subsequent training registrars (18 months FTE)

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