title: Permanent Working Group of European Junior Hospital Doctors. Policy statement on postgraduate medical education in general practice. Prepared by the Subcommittee on Postgraduate Medical Training.
abstract: The Permanent Working Group of European Junior Hospital Doctors' Policy Statement on Postgraduate Medical Education reviewed the regulations governing postgraduate training in the European Communities and set out educational principles which the Group believed were applicable in all medical disciplines. Recognizing that the training of general practitioners poses some specific problems, the PWG has adopted this further statement on training in general practice. It reaffirms the need for trainees to have a model of good practice, extensive experience, theoretical teaching, critical scrutiny and regular, unambiguous feedback regarding progress. In addition, it argues for the availability of an appropriate number of posts for GP trainees both in hospitals and in practices and an awareness among hospital-based trainers of the educational needs of trainees who intend a career in general practice.
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011050:Policy Making