TY - JOUR T1 - Commentary 1 JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 641 LP - 641 VL - 54 IS - 505 AU - Val Wass AU - Adam Firth Y1 - 2004/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/54/505/641.2.abstract N2 - Abul Siddiky identifies key issues crucial for recruitment into academic general practice. We would argue that these do not just apply to academic primary care. Despite the increased focus on community-based undergraduate education, catalysed by the GMC's recommendations, medical students' perceptions of work as a GP are not changing.Primary care continues to be viewed by many students as ‘low profile’ or ‘a soft option’ where one ‘ends up’! Yet almost all UK medical schools now include attachments in the community setting from the first year of medical school. An ever increasing proportion … ER -