Poor Performance Among Trainees in a Dutch Postgraduate GP Training Program.

Background And Objectives: Poor performance among trainees is an important issue, for patient safety and economic reasons. While early identification might enhance remediation measures, we explored the frequency, nature, and risk factors of poor performance in a Dutch postgraduate general practitioner (GP) training program.

Methods: All trainees who started the GP training between 2005 and 2007 were included.

A competency based selection procedure for Dutch postgraduate GP training: a pilot study on validity and reliability.

Unlabelled: Abstract Background: Historically, semi-structured interviews (SSI) have been the core of the Dutch selection for postgraduate general practice (GP) training. This paper describes a pilot study on a newly designed competency-based selection procedure that assesses whether candidates have the competencies that are required to complete GP training.

Objectives: The objective was to explore reliability and validity aspects of the instruments developed.

Dutch postgraduate GP selection procedure; reliability of interview assessments.

Background: Semi- structured interviews are the core of the Dutch selection procedure for postgraduate general practice (GP) training. A staff member, trainer and trainee independently assess personal qualities. Aiming to improve the selection procedure we were interested in the reliability aspects of these interviews.

Selection for Dutch postgraduate GP training; time for improvement.

Background: In the Netherlands we select candidates for the postgraduate GP training by assessing personal qualities in interviews. Because of differences in the ratio of number of candidates and number of vacancies between the eight departments of GP training we questioned whether the risk of being rejected diverged amongst them.

Objective: The research question of this study was to which degree department of choice, candidates' characteristics and qualities assessed during interviews explain admission into GP training.

Lessons learnt from incidents reported by postgraduate trainees in Dutch general practice. A prospective cohort study.

Background: There is an inherent tension between allowing trainees in general practice (GP) to feel comfortable to report and learn from errors in a blame-free environment while still assuring high-quality and safe patient care. Unfortunately, little is known about the types and potential severity of incidents that may confront GP trainees. Furthermore, incident reporting by resident trainees is hindered by their concern that such transparency might result in more negative performance evaluations.

[Attrition and poor performance in general practice training: age, competence and knowledge play a role].

Objective: To investigate which determinants are related to poor performance and forced attrition in the first year residency in general practice (GP).

Design: Observational retrospective cohort study.

Method: We collected data relating to personal characteristics such as age, sex and clinical experience from residents who started the GP training in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the period March 2005-August 2007.