Author : Jennifer L. Johnston
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811929645
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)
Book Synopsis Conflict, Culture and Identity in GP Training by : Jennifer L. Johnston
Download or read book Conflict, Culture and Identity in GP Training written by Jennifer L. Johnston and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-24 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the identity work and conflicted perspectives of general practitioner (GP) trainees working in hospitals in the UK. Drawing on empirical and theoretical scholarship, and privileging the analysis of social language-in-use, Johnston describes primary care medicine as a separate paradigm with its own philosophy, identity and practice. Casting primary and secondary care in historical conflict, the perceived lower status of primary care in the world of medicine is explored. Significant identity challenges ensue for GP trainees positioned at the coalface of conflict. Problematising structures of GP training and highlighting how complex historical power dynamics play out in medical training, the author advocates for radical change in how GPs are trained in order to manage the current primary care recruitment and retention crisis.