Table 3 Experiences in general practice, preparedness to work as GP, and specialism versus general practice

Quality of the practical experiences in general practice during medical school

Students

109 (20.7%)

94 (17.9%)

45 (8.6%)

13 (2.5%)

2 (0.4%)

263 (50.0%)

526

< 0.001ⁱⁱ

Residents

36 (35.0%)

38 (36.9%)

21 (20.4%)

4 (3.9%)

3 (2.9%)

1 (1.0%)

103

Quality of the theoretical experiences in general practice during medical school

Students

56 (10.6%)

204 (38.7%)

174 (33.0%)

58 (11.0%)

15 (2.8%)

20 (3.8%)

527

< 0.001ⁱⁱ

Residents

4 (3.9%)

22 (21.4%)

37 (35.9%)

28 (27.2%)

10 (9.7%)

2 (1.9%)

103

Yes, surely

Rather yes

Neutral

Rather no

Not at all

n

p-value

I feel well prepared to work as a GP by medical school

Students

11 (2.1%)

121 (23.1%)

200 (38.2%)

162 (31.0%)

29 (5.5%)

523

< 0.001ⁱⁱ

Residents

2 (1.9%)

5 (4.9%)

24 (23.3%)

52 (50.5%)

20 (19.4%)

103

I feel well prepared to work as a GP by the general practice training

Students

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Residents

12 (12.0%)

39 (39.0%)

24 (24.0%)

18 (18.0%)

7 (7.0%)

103

A specialist qualification would increase the attractiveness of general practice

Students

86 (16.3%)

160 (30.4%)

88 (16.7%)

103 (19.6%)

89 (16.9%)

526

0.173 ⁱⁱ

Residents

25 (24.3%)

34 (33.0%)

16 (15.5%)

18 (17.5%)

10 (9.7%)

103

Yes, surely

Rather yes

Neutral

Rather no

Not at all

n

p-value

A specialist qualification is more attractive to me than general practice, because…

… without any specialist qualification, I would be a ‘lesser’ physician

Students

28 (5.3%)

88 (16.8%)

67 (12.8%)

141 (26.9%)

201 (38.3%)

525

0.040ⁱⁱ

Residents

12 (11.8%)

16 (15.7%)

17 (16.7%)

30 (29.4%)

27 (26.5%)

102

… I can get higher reputation as a specialist

Students

66 (12.6%)

119 (22.8%)

80 (15.3%)

108 (20.7%)

149 (28.5%)

522

0.222 ⁱⁱ

Residents

13 (12.9%)

25 (24.8%)

21 (20.8%)

24 (23.8%)

18 (17.8%)

101

… teamwork is easier as a specialist

Students

63 (12.0%)

147 (28.1%)

107 (20.5%)

114 (21.8%)

92 (17.6%)

523

0.421 ⁱⁱ

Residents

18 (17.6%)

28 (27.5%)

18 (17.6%)

25 (24.5%)

13 (12.7%)

102

… I have better possibilities to work in research

Students

116 (22.1%)

164 (31.3%)

81 (15.5%)

86 (16.4%)

77 (14.7%)

524

0.156 ⁱⁱ

Residents

15 (14.7%)

27 (26.5%)

16 (15.7%)

23 (22.5%)

21 (20.6%)

102

… I have a higher income

Students

127 (24.3%)

160 (30.6%)

99 (18.9%)

79 (15.1%)

58 (11.1%)

523

0.691 ⁱⁱ

Residents

30 (29.7%)

28 (27.7%)

18 (17.8%)

17 (16.8%)

8 (7.9%)

101

… there are clearer content-related demarcations of the field

Students

127 (24.2%)

170 (32.4%)

96 (18.3%)

84 (16.0%)

48 (9.1%)

525

0.275 ⁱⁱ

Residents

25 (24.5%)

34 (33.3%)

26 (25.5%)

12 (11.8%)

5 (4.9%)

102

… I am facing more challenging medical topics

Students

115 (21.9%)

110 (21.0%)

111 (21.1%)

126 (24.0%)

63 (12.0%)

525

0.086 ⁱⁱ

Residents

15 (14.7%)

17 (16.7%)

33 (32.4%)

27 (26.5%)

10 (9.8%)

102

… I have better opportunities of career

Students

136 (25.9%)

165 (31.4%)

100 (19.0%)

70 (13.3%)

54 (10.3%)

525

0.961 ⁱⁱ

Residents

25 (24.5%)

33 (32.4%)

19 (18.6%)

16 (15.7%)

9 (8.8%)

102

… I can extend my knowledge in a more targeted way

Students

242 (46.0%)

149 (28.3%)

72 (13.7%)

39 (7.4%)

24 (4.6%)

526

0.079 ⁱⁱ

Residents

32 (31.4%)

37 (36.3%)

20 (19.6%)

9 (8.8%)

4 (3.9%)

102