Table 2 Focus group questions
From: Medical students’ attitudes towards careers in primary care in Singapore
Career-related questions: | |
What are your career aspirations? | |
Have your professional aspirations changed since joining the medical school? If yes, how so? | |
To date, how much experience have you had of General Practice/ Family Medicine? | |
Career in General Practice/ Family Medicine: | |
What opportunities offered by General Practice/ Family Medicine would attract medical students to this field of medicine? | |
What are the characteristics of a career in General Practice/ Family Medicine that are challenging? | |
Some countries are facing the problem of attracting medical graduates to train in Family Medicine. Why might this be the case? What is your understanding of the situation in Singapore? | |
Clinical postings: | |
To what extent has your exposure to General Practice/ Family Medicine through your clinical postings confirmed or deterred your interest in this field of medicine? |