Educational objectives and requirements of an undergraduate clerkship in general practice. The outcome of a consensus procedure.

<bold>Objectives: </bold>The main aim of this study was to reach consensus between students, faculty and general practice teachers on the educational objectives and requirements of the clerkship in general practice.<bold>Method: </bold>The consensus procedure consisted of four steps and all active general practice teachers (n = 116) were asked to participate in the study.<bold>Results: </bold>We identified 189 educational objectives: 127 complaints (problems, symptoms, syndromes), 29 clinical skills and 37 objectives concerning the theoretical dimensions of general practice. Educational requirements crystallized to 16 essential preconditions of a teaching practice and 35 didactic activities to be performed by the general practice teachers.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>These consensus results will be used to structure the medical curriculum and as guidelines for the educational process during the clerkship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]