TABLE 5.

Impact on service delivery and overall feedback on the rotation.

Statements	Agree		Strongly agree		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Intern responses (n = 72)
My clinical assessments and opinions were trusted by my senior colleagues.	51	70.8	16	22.2	67	93.0
My intern colleagues and I made a clear difference to health services.	46	64.8	19	26.8	65	91.6
I recognized the value of family medicine as a speciality.	36	50.7	27	38.0	63	88.7
I was acknowledged and included as a full member of the clinical team.	34	47.9	26	36.6	60	84.5
The district hospital/PHC environment is more conducive to fostering independence in decision-making compared to the specialist hospital environment.	40	56.3	20	28.2	60	84.5
The duration of the family medicine rotation was just right.	25	34.7	29	40.3	54	75.0
The family medicine rotation is the best rotation in preparation for the community service year.	25	35.2	23	32.4	48	67.6
I felt more connected with the clinical team in the district hospital/PHC environment compared to the specialist hospital environment.	25	35.2	17	23.9	42	59.1
The family medicine rotation was my favourite rotation during my internship.	22	31.0	8	11.3	30	42.3
I was just an extra pair of hands, used to fill gaps.	12	9.5	6	8.5	18	18.0
Supervisor responses (n = 33)
Interns were valuable members of the clinical team.	13	39.4	20	60.6	33	100.0
The duration of the rotation was just right.	8	24.2	16	48.5	24	72.7
The interns were resilient and able to cope with their workload.	22	66.7	1	3.0	23	69.7
Interns added extra administrative work for managers and supervisors.	12	36.4	2	6.1	14	42.5
Interns were inexperienced and needed a lot of extra help when on duty.	12	36.4	0	0.0	12	36.4
The interns had difficulty making clinical decisions and negatively impacted service delivery.	5	13.9	0	0.0	5	13.9
Interns were seen as a burden to senior MOs and COSMOs.	2	6.1	0	0.0	2	6.1

PHC, primary health care; MOs, medical officers; COSMOs, community service medical officers.