Table 1 Focus group participant demographics for each Regional Training Provider (RTP)
| Â | Participants (n) | Focus group duration (min) | Gender | Age range (mean) | Medical graduate status | Years as a GP, range (mean) | Years as a GPS/ME, range (mean) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RTP 1 | Â | Â | Male (n) | Female (n) | Â | AMG^ (n) | IMG^^ (n) | Not answered | Â | Â |
Registrars, GPT1&2a | 5 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 30–47 (36.2) | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
Registrars, GPT3&4b | 5 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 29–57 (38.6) | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
GP Supervisors (GPS) | 4 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 48–59 (53.5) | 4 | 0 | – | 20–30 (25.8) | 8–27 (14.5) |
Medical Educators (MEs) | 5 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 31–55 (39.4) | 4 | 1 | – | 2–25 (9.2) | 0.5–15 (5.9) |
RTP2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Registrars, GPT1&2a | 5 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 28–34 (31.6) | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
Registrars, GPT3&4b | 5 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 29–47 (34) | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
GP Supervisors (GPS) | 5 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 47–62 (55.4) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11–34 (23.2) | 3–29 (17.4) |
Medical Educators (MEs) | 5 | 76 | 1 | 4 | 39–67 (56.6) | 4 | 1 | – | 14–42 (31.4) | 4–20 (12.4) |
RTP3 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Registrars, GPT1&2a | 8 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 28–39 (32.3) | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
Registrars, GPT3&4b | 7 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 28–45 (33.7) | 4 | 3 | – | – | – |
GP Supervisors (GPS) | 7 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 39–62 (52.4) | 4 | 3 | – | 13–35 (23) | 3–27 (11.9) |
Medical Educators (MEs) | 7 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 35–70 (51) | 4 | 3 | – | 4–41 (20.3) | 3–16 (9) |
Total | n = 68 | x = 63 | n = 32 | n = 36 | – | n = 46 | n = 21 | n = 1 | – | – |