The implementation of a quality system in the Dutch GP specialty training: barriers and facilitators; a qualitative study

Abstract Background Quality assurance programs in medical education are introduced to gain insight into the quality of such programs and to trigger improvements. Although of utmost importance, research on the implementation of such programs is scarce. The Dutch General Practice (GP) specialty training institutes used an implementation strategy to implement a quality system (QS), and we aimed to study the success of this strategy and to learn about additional facilitators and barriers. Methods Seventeen structured interviews were conducted with the directors and quality coordinators (QCs) of th... Mehr ...