title: Teaching primary care obstetrics: insights and recruitment recommendations from family physicians.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the experiences and recommendations for recruitment of family physicians who practise and teach primary care obstetrics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative study using in-depth interviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six primary care obstetrics groups in Edmonton, Alta, that were involved in teaching family medicine residents in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve family physicians who practised obstetrics in groups. All participants were women, which was reasonably representative of primary care obstetrics providers in Edmonton.
  
  
  METHODS
  Each participant underwent an in-depth interview. The interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. The investigators independently reviewed the transcripts and then analyzed the transcripts together in an iterative and interpretive manner.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Themes identified in this study include lack of confidence in teaching, challenges of having learners, benefits of having learners, and recommendations for recruiting learners to primary care obstetrics. While participants described insecurity and challenges related to teaching, they also identified positive aspects, and offered suggestions for recruiting learners to primary care obstetrics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite describing poor confidence as teachers and having challenges with learners, the participants identified positive experiences that sustained their interest in teaching. Supporting these teachers and recruiting more such role models is important to encourage family medicine learners to enter careers such as primary care obstetrics.
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta, Department of Family Medicine, 205 College Plaza, Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8. sudha.koppula@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koppula
authors.forename: Judith B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000416:Alberta; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013663:Teaching