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Table 3 Outcome of Facilitators' Early Professional Contact Questionnaire (EPCQ)

From: Medical students' and facilitators' experiences of an Early Professional Contact course: Active and motivated students, strained facilitators

   

Agree 1

Disagree 5

Item

Aspect

Question

1

2

3

4

5

1

Seminars

Seminars were stimulating and provided valuable knowledge

5

8

2

0

0

2

Students' confidence

After this year, my students feel increased confidence when meeting patients

8

7

0

0

0

3

Workload

The workload as a facilitator has been too heavy in this course

1

4

6

3

1

4

Students contribution

I have stimulated students to contribute with their own experiences, thoughts and knowledge

2

12

1

0

0

5

Demands

The demands on me as a facilitator have been reasonable on this course

4

9

1

1

0

6

Expectations

It was often hard to discover what I was expected to teach during this course

2

3

1

4

5

7

Group talks

Our group talks has increased students' understanding of what they have participated in

5

9

1

0

0

8

EPC day structure

The structure of the EPC days has been good

5

7

2

1

0

9

EPC day tasks

The tasks during EPC days have been important for students learning

5

7

2

1

0

10

Patients feelings

Students have practiced their perceiving and understanding of patients' feelings

4

11

0

0

0

11

Medical profession

The course has given students valuable insight into medical profession and medical service

10

3

2

0

0

12

Students' influence

Students have had the opportunity to influence the content of practice days

4

10

1

0

0

13

Feedback

I have given students helpful feedback in practical situations

4

9

2

0

0

14

Colleagues

My colleagues have taken interest in my students

6

3

5

1

0

15

Clinical skill

Students have trained observing patients' general health condition

2

12

1

0

0

16

Listening to students

I have listened to the students, have been taking them seriously and reacting

8

7

0

0

0

17

Course leaders

Course leaders have given me information and support

8

5

2

0

0

18

Inspiration

The course has inspired me for coming tasks as a facilitator

7

5

1

2

0

19

Study guide

The study guide has been useful in planning and effecting the EPC days

9

3

2

1

0

20

Teaching effort

I have worked hard to make my teaching interesting

12

2

1

0

0

21

Pleasure

I have got pleasure out of my task as a facilitator

9

3

1

2

0

22

Seminars

The discussions during seminars have been fruitful

5

7

2

1

0

23

Encouragement

My head of the clinic has encouraged me in a number of ways in my work as a facilitator

3

1

9

1

1

24

Interesting course

EPC has been an interesting and valuable course

9

5

1

0

0

25

Health experience

Students have been trained in understanding people's experience of health and illness

7

8

0

0

0

26

Student group

I have had a well functioning student group

10

3

2

0

0

27

Course aim

The aim of the course EPC has been fulfilled

5

7

2

1

0

28

Facilitator education

Facilitator education and facilitator meetings have given me a good and firm ground as facilitator

9

5

1

0

0