Financial demands are a key barrier to GTA implementation, but cost-effectiveness improves when faculty involvement is reduced and value is assessed over a career trajectory¶
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q2 i? GTA programmes require significant upfront and ongoing investment, creating short-term funding challenges, and funding limitations restricted delivery at the six UK medical schools employing GTAs. → Kelly Caitlin 2026
q2 i? Removing faculty from sessions improves cost-effectiveness and reduces logistical burden while maintaining educational outcomes, and longitudinal economic evaluation suggests acceptable cost-effectiveness when benefits are considered across a doctor's career trajectory. → Kelly Caitlin 2026
Evidence¶
Kelly Caitlin 2026¶
Kelly Caitlin, Bell Emily, Brown Megan E. L., Stelling Heidi. (2026). Gynaecology Teaching Associates in Medical Education—A Scoping Review. The Clinical Teacher. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70460
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Scoping review synthesis of the finance domain (Table 2, 9 barrier and 9 enabler papers): the review reports faculty-free delivery reduced costs while maintaining outcomes, with caveats about institutional acceptability and learner reassurance.
"Removing faculty from sessions improves cost‐effectiveness and reduces logistical burden while maintaining educational outcomes (G30, G80), although institutional acceptability and learner reassurance must be considered (G60, G52)."
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Related Claims¶
- The cost analysis suggests the ERWC is a modest investment whose upfront development and training costs become insignificant over time — related
- Cost, inflexible formats, and misalignment with goals or industry demand are reported barriers to educational and training opportunities — a broader claim this one bears on
- The GTA literature is skewed towards the Global North and largely omits patient perspectives, despite patient-centred justifications for GTA programmes — related
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