• Francisco J Sánchez Marín, Francisco Molina Durán, and Baldomero E Romero Sánchez.
• Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia, Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía, Murcia, España. franciscoj.sanchez8@carm.es
• Aten Primaria. 2007 Oct 1; 39 (10): 535-9.

ObjectiveTo determine indicators of the skills and expectations of family and community medicine (FMC) residents (MIR). To construct teaching resources to value skills and expectations individually and continuously.DesignQualitative study, based on workshops and work conferences.SettingHealth centres and functions room of primary health care management, Murcia, Spain.ParticipantsThirty tutors from 7 teaching health centres in Murcia, 2 pedagogues, and the coordinator of the FCM teaching unit of Murcia, selected by means of voluntary request.MeasurementsBrainstorming and discussion in a large group to determine indicators. Meetings to coordinate work and to construct the teaching resources.Main ResultsTutors were concerned about the strengths and weaknesses of the residents, in areas such as health care communication, clinical reasoning, care management, information systems, bioethics, research, and attitudes relating to trust, respect, responsibility, and dialogue. There were also expectations and personal needs to do with training and integration into the health centre. Therefore, 2 teaching resources were constructed for systematic investigation.ConclusionsThe skills and requirements of both tutors and residents need to be known, if training is to be in the interests of both. This study contributes instruments that aid teaching work and an opportunity for collaboration by gathering questions that concern tutors.

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