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Vol. 12 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2017.12.17

MOTIVATIONAL ASPECTS AND LEVEL OF SATISFACTION OF ITALIAN JUNIOR DOCTORS WITH REGARD TO KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED ATTENDING SPECIFIC GENERAL PRACTICE TRAINING COURSES. A NATIONAL WEB SURVEY

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Published: January 12 2026
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Walter Mazzucco
Department of Science for Health Promotion and Mother to Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Claudia Marotta
marotta.claudia@gmail.com
Department of Science for Health Promotion and Mother to Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Italy; Italian Junior Doctors Association, Italy.
Chiara de Waure
Out-of-hours Service, Local Health Unit of Marche, Macerata, Italy, Italy.
Gianluca Marini
Primary Care Service, Local Health Unit of Trento, Ledro, Italy; Movimento Giotto, Italy.
David Fasoletti
Primary Care Service and Out-of-hours service, Local Health Unit of Rome 2, Rome, Italy; Movimento Giotto; Vasco Da Gama Movement; European research network for out-of-hours primary health care (EurOOHnet), Italy.
Antonio Colicchio
Primary Care Service, Local Health Unit of Modena, Italy; Movimento Giotto, Italy.
Davide Luppi
Primary Care Department, Local Health Unit of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy; Movimento Giotto, Italy.
Fabio Pignatti
Department of Science for Health Promotion and Mother to Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Italy; Primary Care Service, Local Health Unit of Trento, Ledro, Italy; Italian Junior Doctors Association, Italy.
Giorgio Sessa
Primary Care Service and Out-of-hours service, Local Health Unit of Rome 2, Rome, Italy; Italian Junior Doctors Association, Italy.
Andrea Silenzi
Out-of-hours Service, Local Health Unit of Marche, Macerata, Italy; Italian Junior Doctors Associatio, Italy.
Giuseppe Puccio
Department of Science for Health Promotion and Mother to Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Paolo Parente
Out-of-hours Service, Local Health Unit of Marche, Macerata, Italy; Italian Junior Doctors Association, Italy.
Claudio Costantino
Department of Science for Health Promotion and Mother to Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Italy; Italian Junior Doctors Association, Italy.
The Italian General Practice and Primary Health Care Working Group

The demographic and epidemiological transitions resulted in pressing need to reformulate the health workforce demand and to revise pre- and post-graduate training to prepare the medical profiles to meet the new health needs focused on chronic diseases. The Italian Junior Doctors Association and the Giotto Movement carried out a web survey to identify the motivational aspects and the level of satisfaction of Italian junior doctors regarding knowledge and skills acquired after attending the General Practitioners' specific training (GP-ST). Three-hundred-forty-seven General Practitioners (GPs), 302 trainees and 45 newly qualified trainees answered a web questionnaire. Significant differences (p-value= 0.018) were documented between the two groups regarding the level of satisfaction on the GP-ST. The analysis by geographic macro-areas of the answers given by the 302 trainees showed a heterogeneous level of overall satisfaction (p-value= 0.005). In conclusion, the evidence provided by this cross-sectional study support the proposal to evolve theGP-ST regional courses into general practice and primary specialization schools.

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MOTIVATIONAL ASPECTS AND LEVEL OF SATISFACTION OF ITALIAN JUNIOR DOCTORS WITH REGARD TO KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED ATTENDING SPECIFIC GENERAL PRACTICE TRAINING COURSES. A NATIONAL WEB SURVEY. (2026). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 12. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2017.12.17
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