Table 4.

Top ten items for countries with high, medium and low rating of general practice/family medicine (GP/FM) status. Scores on a 9-point Likert scale (mean score minus 1SD)

Countries with high rating (n = 13)
Rank	Item	Score
1	To develop staff and invest in academic development, motivate young staff to build an academic career	7.22
2	To build the same level of specialty as other disciplines	7.15
3	To have strong leaders	7.13
4	To keep family doctors as leaders of GP/FM departments	7.06
5	To create a link between academics and policy makers	6.76
6	To look at what specific help individual countries need	6.51
7	To collaborate with other organizations	6.30
8	To create a network of GP/FM university departments	6.27
9	To keep working and proving yourself	6.09
10	To train academic staff, to run “Training of Trainers”	6.06
Countries with medium rating (n = 11)
Rank	Item	Score
1	To build a strong scientific society	7.62
2	To keep family doctors as leaders of GP/FM departments	7.56
3	To build the same level of specialty as other disciplines	7.43
4	To train academic staff, to run “Training of Trainers”	6.97
5	To have strong leaders	6.75
6	To introduce a mentor system with one to one teaching and create a list of tutors for teaching	6.75
7	To remind that to prepare doctors for primary care is a priority for Ministry of Health and universities	6.61
8	To keep working and proving yourself	6.61
9	To develop staff and invest in academic development, motivate young staff to build an academic career	6.57
10	To establish common learning objectives	6.56
Countries with low rating (n = 6)
Rank	Item	Score
1	To create a network of GP/FM university departments	8.25
2	To keep family doctors as leaders of GP/FM departments	7.50
3	To establish common learning objectives	7.36
4	To post an English version of the curriculum on the university website	7.35
5	To train academic staff, to run “Training of Trainers”	7.29
6	To remind that to prepare doctors for primary care is a priority for Ministry of Health and universities	7.29
7	To use experts’ help and invite experienced colleagues from other countries to establish a GP/FM university department	7.00
8	To know existing statement papers and create a common list of documents, bibliography and selected readings	6.96
9	To introduce a mentor system with one to one teaching and create a list of tutors for teaching	6.96
10	To work on good examples	6.90