The purpose of the general practice placement in year 3 is to help students develop fluency in history taking and examining patients whilst maintaining patient-centredness and compassion.  

Students will also expand their understanding of health equity through patient contact and completing the health equity e-modules. This aspect of the GP3 module explores the social and environmental factors that shape health, and what actions could be taken to address them.  

• 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 you will be assessed on).

• Understand the social and environmental factors that shape health.

Structure - a placement day is at least 6 hours long.  Practices may design their own timetables of when students are onsite consulting with patients and when there will be group tutorials according to the needs of the practice, patients and students.

The placement activities you engage in should follow the themes of the clinical conditions which students will be tested on in their summer exams. You can access this here. 

Suggested timetables and pre-placement email templates here.

Students should have a mid placement check in with the practice GP tutor and the opportunity to feedback anonymously to the GP3 team should there be any issues arising in their placement. The GP3 team will review these (and action if needed).

GP3 specific clinical conditions will be tested on in year 3 summer exams. Details can be accessed here.

GP3 placement assessments:

• Group-based presentation to GP Tutor on compassion or generalism (with individual 500 word reflection)

• E-learning modules on health equity (x2) and nutrition - NEW

• Y3 GP3 Placement Sign Off Form (Placement Professionalism & Assessment  form) 

• Completion of student logbook

Details on these 4 assessments are here. 

Term 1 (8-weeks)

W/c 16-Oct-23, 23-Oct-23, 30-Oct-23, 06-Nov-23,13-Nov-23, 20-Nov-23, 27-Nov-23, 04-Dec-23 

Term 2 (8 weeks)

W/c 29-Jan-24, 05-Feb-24, 12-Feb-24, 19-Feb-24, 26-Feb-24, 04-Mar-24, 11-Mar-24, 18-Mar-24

Term 3,(9 weeks but each student will only attend for 8 weeks due to CCS2 teaching )

W/c 15-Apr-24, 22-Apr-24, 29-Apr-24, 06-May-24, 13-May-24, 20-May-24, 27-May-24, 03-Jun-24, 10-Jun-24 

1. The GP3 Tutor Training will take place online from 1-2pm on 20th September 2023 and recordings will be available if needed (contact Kate Scurr)

2. There is a GP3 WhatsApp group where you can share questions and best practice - useful for quick response from the team (contact Kate Scurr  for the link)

3. Ongoing, online Educator Development workshops (for all years) on 1st Weds of month – 1pm - 2pm). 

 Kate Scurr (GP3 administrator) is your first port of call for any day to day queries regarding the newGP3 module. Contact details: k.j.scurr@qmul.ac.uk 

Kate may send your query to the GP3 academic module leads if required:

Dr Safiya Virji: s.virji@qmul.ac.uk  

Dr Natalie Symes: n.symes@qmul.ac.uk