- Title
- Training Australian general practitioners in rural public health: impact, desirability and adaptability of hybrid problem based learning
- Creator
- Gladman, Justin; Perkins, David
- Relation
- Health Education Journal Vol. 72, Issue 4, p. 522-529
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896912450383
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Context and Objective: Australian rural general practitioners (GPs) require public health knowledge. This study explored the suitability of teaching complex public health issues related to Aboriginal health by way of a hybrid problem-based learning (PBL) model within an intensive training retreat for GP registrars, when numerous trainees have no PBL experience. Methods: A mixed method evaluation. Pre-training surveys on PBL experience and post-training semi-structured telephone interviews exploring the impact of the model and its desirability. Thematic and discourse analysis of interview statements, coded independently by two researchers. Results: Seventeen GP trainees and four tutors participated. Six main themes emerged: experience; PBL impact; learning modalities; educational needs; educational expectations; and educational planning. Discussion: No discernable differences were identified between Australian and international graduates, the knowledge impact of the hybrid model or desirability of the problem. While scabies offers a suitable scenario to explore rural public health complexities, a tension regarding the desire for intensive learning and PBL format needs to be addressed to increase trainees’ satisfaction. A reduction in the number of PBL sessions, PBL instruction and highly structured PBL groups will assist. Trainees value mixed modality education, including PBL, so a tailored hybrid PBL is worth consideration.
- Subject
- general practitioner registrar training; problem-based learning; public health; rural; scabies
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1341027
- Identifier
- uon:28639
- Identifier
- ISSN:0017-8969
- Language
- eng
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