Medical applicant general practice experience and career aspirations: a questionnaire study.
Priyesh AgravatTafsir AhmedEsme GoudieShahraz IslamDouglas Gordon John McKechnieHaji Mohamed AbdirahmanMahnoor AhmedAmer Al-BalahAyesha AlamFahima AminSara BeqiriSmruthy ChakkaKaty ChisengaRoshni GoodkaNida HafizAnkita KotamarthiAyobami Emmanuel OlatunjiMolly V FyfeNina DuttaIan Chris McManusDavid HarrisonKatherine WoolfPublished in: BJGP open (2021)
Having general practice experience prior to medical school was associated with finding general practice appealing, which supports its utility in recruitment. Applicants from more deprived backgrounds were less likely to have had a general practice experience, possibly through lack of accessible opportunities.