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. 2025 Jun 4:12:1595937.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1595937. eCollection 2025.

Transforming GP training in the UK: the lasting impact of COVID-19 on telehealth and hybrid care models

Waseem Jerjes  1 , Azeem Majeed  1
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Transforming GP training in the UK: the lasting impact of COVID-19 on telehealth and hybrid care models

Waseem Jerjes et al. Front Med (Lausanne). .
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Keywords: GP training; artificial intelligence in primary care; digital literacy; hybrid care models; medical education reform; telehealth.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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Developmental stages in the hybrid GP training model. This figure illustrates the staged progression of GP trainee development within a hybrid training framework. It begins with foundational in-person consultation skills and gradually incorporates telehealth communication, remote clinical reasoning, digital literacy, ethical practice in digital settings, and attention to health equity. The outcome is a fully hybrid-proficient, patient-centered GP.
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