Table 2

Summary of clinical placement durations

CountryInstitutionClinical placements
IrelandUniversity College Dublin3 weeks (core), 3–6 weeks (elective) (Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland and Irish College of General Practitioners)
University College Cork8 weeks (Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland and Irish College of General Practitioners)
University Hospital Limerick18 weeks (core general practice), 6 weeks (elective) (O'Donoghue et al., 2015)
Trinity College Dublin4 weeks (Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland and Irish College of General Practitioners)
University of Galway4 weeks (core) (Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland and Irish College of General Practitioners)
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland4 weeks (Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland and Irish College of General Practitioners)
UKRoyal College of General Practitioners21 weeks (2nd year general practice placements), 6 weeks (3rd/4th year general practice placements), at least 25% to GP (Royal College of General Practitioners, 2018)
AustraliaAustralian National University6 weeks (general practice block) (Australian National University)
University of Melbourne6 weeks (general practice block) (Melbourne Medical School)
University of Queensland40–50 weeks (Year 4 placements) (The University of Queensland)
James Cook University6 weeks (clinical rotations), 30 weeks (internship) (James Cook University Medical Students' Association, 2023; OzTREKK. James Cook University and Bachelor of Medicine, 2024)
CanadaMcMaster University6 weeks (clerkship), 6 weeks (pre-clerkship) (McMaster University)
Memorial University56 credit hours (core), 12 weeks (electives), 12 credit hours (Memorial University Faculty of Medicine, 2024)
 McGill University1-year integrated clerkship (McGill University)
 University of Toronto75 weeks clerkship (University of Toronto)
 University of British Columbia12 weeks (rotation), 4 weeks (elective) (University of British Columbia, 2025)
New ZealandUniversity of Auckland 35–42 (rotations), 6–10 (core general practice) (University of Auckland)
University of Ottawa4 weeks (core), 18 weeks (electives) (University of Ottawa)
USAAmerican Association of Medical Colleges6–12 (core), 4–8 (electives) (Association of American Medical Collegesa, b)
MalaysiaUniversity of Malaya8 weeks (primary care rotations) (University Malaya, 2024)
New Castle University12 weeks (clinical rotation), 8 weeks (SSC), 8 weeks (elective) (Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, 2025)

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