‘A Unique opportunity to test things out’: a qualitative study of broad-based training in Scotland

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 13; no. 5; p. e067733
• Main Authors: Wakeling, Judy, Cleland, Jennifer, Stirling, Suzanne Anderson, Johnston, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 18.05.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Original research
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel; Careers; Child; Data collection; Decision making; Education; EDUCATION & TRAINING (see Medical Education & Training); Education, Medical; Focus groups; General Practice - education; Humans; Internal medicine; Interviews; Longitudinal studies; MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING; Medical Education and Training; Medical research; Medicine; Patients; Pediatrics; Psychiatry; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; Scotland; Scotland; United Kingdom > UK; England; EDUCATION & TRAINING (see Medical Education & Training); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING

ObjectivesA recent review recommended UK postgraduate medical education should produce doctors capable of providing general care in broad specialties across a range of different settings. Responding to this, broad-based training (BBT) was introduced in Scotland in 2018 to provide postgraduate traine...