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Table 3 Resident demographics and composition of the three tutorial groups n = 13

From: A case study: lessons learned from online tutorial to improve practice readiness for family medicine residents in Palestine

Gender: 8 female (62%) 5 male (38%)

Age: average (range) 35y (34–47)

Geographic Distribution

–North: 6

–Central: 2

–South: 5

Tutorial Groups

Group A

B

C

Initial Number of residents

5 = 4 females/1 male

4 = 3 male; 1 female

4 = 2 male; 2 female

Final # of residents

6 females

4 = 3 male

3 = 2 male; 1 female

Tutor demographics

1 F British GP; 1 M US FM Arabic speaker

working in Jordan

3 Rotating British GP (2F 1 M), no Arabic

3 British GP M, 1 Arabic speaker familiar with context

Total # Sessions

11

9

8

Timing: Day, Time,

Palestine EESTa

Weekday 1200

Weekend 1800

Weekday 2100

Resident attendance

Regular

Sporadic

Consistent minus 1

Resident session report

Complete

Complete

Complete

Resident evaluation

Complete

Incomplete

Incomplete

Used Role Play

yes

yes

yes

WhatsApp group

yes

no

no

Topics discussed during the tutorial sessions

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

 

Fatigue

Fatigue

Fatigue

 

Headache

Difficult patient cases

Diabetes

 

B12 deficiency/Anemia

Painful diabetic neuropathy

Abdominal pain

 

Adverse Drug Reactions

Acne

Breast lump management

 

DM patient

Diagnostic reasoning errors

Breaking Bad News

 

Managing Angry patients

Insomnia

Urinary incontinence

 

Gait abnormalities

Urinary incontinence

Sexual problems

 

Dizziness

Recurring abdominal

Heartsink patients^

 

Alopecia

pain in children

Knee pain

 

Infant with fever

 

Orthopedic problems

 

OSCE Practice

CBT-1 session

CBT-1 session

 

Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) --2 sessions

  
  1. M Male gender, F Female
  2. Weekend in Palestine is Friday and Saturday. UK is 2 h behind Palestine
  3. aEast European Summer Time