Table 1. Study Participant Demographics, n=154.
Demographic |
n (%) |
Age (Years) |
|
18-21 |
23 (14.9) |
22-25 |
84 (54.5) |
26-29 |
28 (18.2) |
30+ |
19 (12.3) |
Highest Completed Level of Education |
|
Degree level |
109 (70.8) |
A Levels or equivalent |
45 (29.2) |
Type of Course |
|
Graduate entry course (accelerated) |
99 (64.3) |
Undergraduate entry course |
55 (35.7) |
Prior Interest in a Career in General Practice |
|
Not interested |
61 (39.6) |
Neutral |
27 (17.5) |
Interested |
66 (42.9) |
Experienced Primary Care-Based Teaching |
|
Yes |
128 (83.1) |
No |
26 (16.9) |
Any Formal Training on Remote Consultations |
|
Yes |
89 (57.8) |
No |
65 (42.2) |
Experience of Simulated Remote Consultations |
|
Yes |
85 (55.2) |
No |
69 (44.8) |
Proportion of Primary Care Remote Consultations on Clinical Placement a |
(n = 100) |
<50% |
13 (17.6) |
50% |
11 (11.8) |
>50% |
76 (70.6) |
a Since March 2020. Not all students had had a primary care clinical placement since the start of the pandemic.