BMJ  2005;331 (9 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7508.0-c

Patients don't mind students in general practice consultations

Medical students' participation in general practice consultations doesn't seem to bother patients. Benson and colleagues (p 89) used validated instruments to survey 240 patients who had students present at consultations and 409 whose consultations were not for teaching (response rates 82% and 72%, respectively). The scores did not differ significantly between the two groups. Qualitative data obtained from 10 focus groups showed that patients generally supported the teaching of students in their practice, but would like to know how many students, and of which sex, would be present, and to have a choice about participation.

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