Year 3- GP3 & GPCD
GP3
Aims
To help our students develop fluency in history taking and examining patients whilst maintaining patient-centredness and compassion, and with an appreciation of health equity.
Learning outcomes
Meet, consult and examine patients and receive feedback
Develop understanding of the generalist nature of primary care, the lived experience of GPs and the kinds of patient presentations and consultations seen there.
Explore the concept of compassionate practice, collaboratively, reflectively, creatively.
Cover the GP3 themes (including GP3 specific clinical conditions which students will be assessed on).
Understand the social and environmental factors that shape health.
Teaching commitment
One day a week for 8 weeks in terms 1 and 2, and for 9 weeks in term 3.
4 students
Learning activities:
This year 3 placement is predominantly about students being supported in meeting patients who might commonly present in general practice. They should be supported in taking histories and learning to examine patients and in starting to engage with management plans.
Patient encounters
Observed history taking
Examination and clinical skills
Debrief and feedback
Patient-based discussions
Patient-based role plays
Tutorials - student/tutor led
Engaging with the multidisciplinary team
Phone and video consultation
Assessment
Students are assessed on their attendance, attitude and professionalism displayed on placement.
Students are asked to work together to present on the themes of compassion or generalism at the end of the placement, and write an individual reflection. They are asked to explore their lived experience, review the literature and are invited to engage in creative enquiry processes (exploring lived experience through the arts e.g. image making, poetry writing etc).
Students will complete 2 x health equity E-learning modules, and an online nutrition module.
Students should also be signed off in their year 3 logbooks for skills and case-based discussions covered in their primary care placement.
GP3 contributes questions to the central Year 3 exams for their:
Single Best Answer paper
Data Interpretation paper
You can get involved in question writing workshops over the year.
Support
GP3 whatsapp group
Reimbursement
Term 1 - 8 days over 8 weeks: £4,240 for 4 students (plus additional £530 supplement)
Term 2 - 8 days over 8 weeks: £4,240 for 4 students (plus additional £530 supplement)
Term 3 - 9 days over 9 weeks: £4,770 for 4 students (plus additional £530 supplement)
NB: sessional payment rates increase with the number of teaching sessions offered
For further information
Unit convenors:
Dr Safiya Virji
Dr Natalie Symes
Unit administrator
Ms Kate Scurr
GPCD
Aims
The GP Community Diagnosis (GPCD) module explores the social and environmental factors that shape health, and what actions could be taken to address them. In the GPCD project students will examine a health problem in their local community, gather information and identify a course of action to improve the health status of the community.
Learning outcomes
Appreciation of the social and environmental determinants of health, health inequalities and health inequities.
Use population sources of health data, interviews and observations of a locality to investigate the health and social care needs of a community.
Focus on a specific topic to identify major risk factors, including environmental and social factors that might contribute to unequal health outcomes in a community, and suggest actions to address this.
Make a 5-7 minute presentation to colleagues to discuss your findings.
Teaching commitment
Online tutorials for 1, 2 or 3 weeks on a Monday afternoon and Friday afternoon, during 3 weeks in January 2024 (w/c 8th, 15th and 22nd January 2024).
Each week that you are teaching, you will have 2 small groups of students (5-7 students per group).
Each small group tutorial will last 90 minutes.
Attend online GP Tutor training (1 hr)
Preference will be given to tutors who are able to teach across all 3 weeks and to tutors with a passion for teaching about the social and environmental determinants of health.
Assessment
Students are assessed on their attendance at tutorial and their GPCD presentations.
Support
GPCD tutor training - Wednesday 22nd November 2023, 1pm – 2pm (ONLINE)
GPCD Tutor WhatsApp group
Reimbursement
£530 per week for two groups of 5-7 students.
(£1,590 for delivering teaching all the 3 weeks)
Unit convenors:
Dr Safiya Virji
Dr Natalie Symes
Unit administrator:
Ms Kate Scurr
