Table 1 Check-list for the health care centre visit (the focus areas of this study with bold font).

Location of the health care centre

Catchment area and population

Number of general and other medical practitioners

Contents of the working day of a general practitioner

   working in different sectors (accident and emergency department, outpatient department, maternal, child, school, occupational health care, family planning, home care, wards)

   participation in training, meetings and workshops

Attitude of the practitioners towards their work

Attitude of the practitioners towards their patients

Doctor-patient communication

Practitioner as a team member

   teamwork

   attitude towards colleagues, nurses, physiotherapists and other key persons

Students' personal experiences of the visit