Abstract
Objectives: A properly sized network of trainers is crucial for the training of young doctors in primary care, where the location of the trainer's practice influences young doctors' considerations about the location of their own practice. This paper describes the number of trainers by region of the country, and includes their spatial characteristics and trends.
Methods: Based on data from the largest health insurance company in Czechia, we analysed the training practices of general practitioners in 2017-2021, both by region and by spatial location, for which we used our own typology, applied repeatedly in previous research. Results: The highest relative number of trainers was in the Central Bohemia Region, with the highest overestimation of training activity in Prague.
On the other hand, the lowest relative number of trainers was in the Ústí Region, while the fastest decline was in the Liberec Region. The regions with the lowest density of trainers also had the lowest proportion of rural trainers.
Conclusions: The network of trainers in Czechia is not uniform and showed a number of different trends in the period under review. We believe that in some regions it is insufficient and therefore the necessary amount of resources for training cannot be allocated here.