Edwards P H, O'Toole O B, Pharoah C
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1988 Feb;38(307):61-3.
Of 164 young principal groups identified, 107 replied to a questionnaire asking for details of the groups and their activities. Eighty one per cent of the groups had been in existence for less than five years and 57% gave continuing medical education as one of the reasons for forming the group. The majority of groups were run informally and 55% had social meetings to which spouses were invited. The groups varied in size from six to 50 members and members' surgeries were the most popular meeting place. Clinical topics proved the most successful and group discussion was the preferred form of meeting. Groups formed for less than three years were less likely to have meetings with specialists than groups formed for three years or more and were more likely to have discussions about personal/partnership problems. Although 67% of the groups had sought outside help at some time 78% did not need any help at present.These self-help groups appear to be self-sufficient and to be meeting the continuing education and personal/social needs of young principals.
在识别出的164个年轻校长群体中，107个回复了一份询问群体详情及其活动的问卷。81%的群体成立时间不到五年，57%将继续医学教育作为成立该群体的原因之一。大多数群体运作不正式，55%会举办配偶受邀参加的社交聚会。群体规模从6人到50人不等，成员门诊是最受欢迎的聚会场所。临床主题最为成功，小组讨论是首选的会议形式。成立不到三年的群体与成立三年或更长时间的群体相比，与专家会面的可能性较小，更有可能讨论个人/合作问题。尽管67%的群体曾在某个时候寻求外部帮助，但78%目前不需要任何帮助。这些自助群体似乎自给自足，满足了年轻校长的继续教育以及个人/社交需求。
