Differences between general practice and hospital settings have ethical and legal implications for teachers and learners
The general practice setting provides a learning environment that creates a unique ethical and legal milieu for the general practitioner, the patient and the student. It is a less formal, more intimate and less anonymous setting than the hospital environment, and GPs often have long‐established relationships with patients and detailed knowledge of their circumstances. As a community‐centred enterprise, social connections between patients, their families, practice staff and the GP, and sometimes also students, may foster unintended breaches of confidentiality and a vulnerability to boundary crossings.1
The full article is accessible to AMA members and paid subscribers. Login to read more or purchase a subscription now.
Please note: institutional and Research4Life access to the MJA is now provided through Wiley Online Library.
We thank Georgie Haysom (Head of Advocacy, Avant Mutual) and Catherine Hughes (Communications Manager, Advocacy Avant Mutual) for their review of the manuscript and their revision suggestions.
No relevant disclosures.