Exploring the diverse career trajectories of general practice graduates in the French-speaking part of Belgium: An interview study

Several European countries face a shortage of general practitioners (GPs), in part due to GP attrition. Most studies of GP attrition have focussed on why GPs decide to leave. Yet understanding why GPs decide to remain may also elicit potential interventions to reduce attrition. This study examined GP graduates’ career trajectories and underlying decisions to elucidate the factors influencing GP attrition. We conducted semi-structured interviews of early to mid-career general practice graduates having completed training in Belgian French-speaking universities between 1999 and 2013. We sampled p... Mehr ...