Ugeskrift for laeger
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Scientific communication is undergoing radical changes. The increasingly high prices of scientific journals and other barriers limiting their accessibility are important reasons. ⋯ Thousands of researchers around the world and many institutions are in favour of open access, while commercial publishers fear losing their profits. The new open-access journals have a low impact factor, which is impending the transformation of the publication system.
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The new specialist training in family medicine in Denmark calls for increased educational time spent in general practice. The aim of this study was to describe the factors affecting the educational relationship between trainer and trainee, as seen from the perspective of the trainees. ⋯ In specialist training for family medicine, it is taken for granted that the trainer functions as a mentor. The tutor is supposed not only to supervise the trainee in clinical work but also to create a framework in which the trainee can reflect on his or her personal and professional life. Trainees want mentors, but such a relationship does not automatically succeed. Success in mentoring in general practice depends on trainers' perception of their role as tutors, as well as, perhaps, on Danish doctors' culturally instilled professional values.