چکیده (انگلیسی):

Background:There will be increasing competition for young physicians worldwide as more and more physicians
retire. While enthusiasm towards GP work is important for GP teachers as role models, satisfaction within the
profession has declined. This study aims to determine if medical students’ desire to become GPs is related to the
job satisfaction of their teaching GPs and explore the factors tied to this job satisfaction.
Methods:In this cross-sectional, correlational study, teaching GPs of the University of Bern and the fourth year
medical students completing internships with them filled in separate questionnaires.
Results:Whether or not the GP teacher is perceived by a student to be satisfied with her/his job is correlated to
that student’s satisfaction with the internship, which in turn, is correlated with student’s wish to be a GP after the
internship. Results show which factors are most related to GP job satisfaction and the effect of working hours and
their composition.
Conclusions:Medical students’ perception of their GP teachers’ job satisfaction positively affect their wish to
become GPs, and their satisfaction with their internships adds to this. Enhancing the positive aspects of GP work,
such as recognition, and improving negative ones, such as administrative duties, are necessary to attract medical
students into the GP field.