Two investigators (MDB, LS) independently reviewed the programs' official documents and extracted information pertaining to generalist-specialist collaboration.
(Associate dean of postgraduate studies) Our findings offer a deeper understanding of current shortcomings in teaching generalist-specialist collaboration.
Results are organized in two sections: generalist-specialist collaboration in the formal curriculum; and collaboration as experienced in practice in academic medical settings.
Indeed, indications were found that rural settings might favour better generalist-specialist collaboration, compared to university hospitals, where it was not considered a priority.
Our interview guide covered respondents' visions of family physicians' and specialists' roles; their experiences of generalist-specialist collaboration; and their teaching experiences and perceptions of the importance attributed to this competency.
Developing learning activities that foster the mastery of generalist-specialist collaboration while respecting each discipline's needs in terms of training environments remains an educational challenge, as is the case for inter-professional collaboration.
These findings are in line with experience of other GPs with special interest [ 51] as well as studies in other countries investigating the outcomes of GP-specialist collaboration for cardiovascular disease management [ 52].
The training objectives related to family physicians-specialists collaboration were phrased in very general terms and lacked specificity.
Hospital 6 was an exception, because the internal medicine specialist initiated collaboration with private practitioners and health centres in the surrounding areas.
A significant emphasis of collaborative specialist models is collaboration around students and content.
By keeping the dispute outside the courts and using the professional services of specialists efficiently, collaboration generally costs about one-third less than a litigated divorce.
