Portfolio can be defined as "Purposeful collection of student work that exhibits to the student (and others) the student's efforts, progress, or achievement in a given area(s)." It encourages the student for self-learning and reflection, and it has a significant educational impact in supervision and training. The purpose of the study is to increase the awareness about the factors that enhance or inhibit the utilization of portfolio as an assessment and educational tool from participants

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... ive to the scientific committee of family medicine program. Objective: To explore the challenges and obstacles in using the portfolio as perceived by residents of family medicine program in Jeddah. Methodology: Interviews were conducted using purposeful sampling technique till saturation was reached. All National Guard family medicine residents in Jeddah from R2-R4 (R2=9, R3=7, R4=5) were included. The total number of participants were 21. Interview time, date and location were arranged with each one of them through direct contact after he/she confirmed their participation. Data collection was done through face-to-face, in-depth, semi-structured interview (in English) for each resident separately. All recorded interviews were transcribed. Predetermined themes were used to analyze the data. Results: Eleven interviews were conducted from November to December 2016. Analysis revealed eight themes: six major and two minor. The major themes are those representing the adult learning principles. The minor themes are additional important factors that affect portfolio utilization. Conclusion: The main problem was in the implementation and understanding. Most of the residents agreed that the limited time for them and their supervisors was the main challenge. The benefits and impact of the portfolio on learning and practice were good when they discussed the topic/case with their supervisors and got feedback.