Table 2 Focus group and individual interview questions

1. What skills would a new intern need to perform this task safely and competently?

2. How would you supervise a new intern performing this task?

3. What would you look for to decide how much supervision a new intern needs to perform this task?

4. Under what circumstances would you need to supervise an intern more closely?

5. When would you trust a new intern to perform this task on their own?

6.When a new intern is having difficulty putting a case together, what do you do to help them develop this skill?

7. How would you assess how well a new intern is performing this task?

8. How would your assessment differ or change for different times in the rotation? For example at the beginning, versus mid term versus end of term?

9. Is there anything else you would like to add about teaching and assessing new interns in tasks that require them to assess, synthesise and prioritise patient presentations?