Table 1
Demographics of international host preceptors in Malawi and Lesotho who participated in focus group discussions evaluating benefits and burdens of hosting short-term learners (n = 10).
| Demographic | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 7 (70) |
| Male | 3 (30) | |
| Nationality | Malawian | 5 (50) |
| Mosotho (Lesotho) | 3 (30) | |
| Myanmar | 1 (10) | |
| Nigerian | 1 (10) | |
| Country of Medical Training | Malawi | 6 (54.5) |
| Myanmar | 1 (9.1) | |
| Nigeria | 1 (9.1) | |
| South Africa | 3 (27.3) | |
| Years in Clinical Practice | 2–5 | 1 (10) |
| 6–10 | 6 (60) | |
| >10 | 3 (30) | |
| Clinical Role | Clinical Officera | 5 (50) |
| Medical Officerb | 4 (40) | |
| Pediatrician | 1 (10) | |
| Hours Per Month Spent Supervising Short-term Learners | 0–20 | 3 (30) |
| 21–40 | 6 (60) | |
| 41–60 | 1 (10) | |
| Number of STLs Supervised in Past 12 Months | <5 | 2 (20) |
| 5–10 | 8 (80) | |
| 11–15 | 0 |
[i] a Clinical officers are clinicians who had three years of medical education in Malawi after the high school equivalent and two years after the high school equivalent in Lesotho.
b Medical officers are general practitioner physicians who have completed medical school and internship but no residency or sub-specialty training.