General Practice Student Assistantship

Introduction
The General Practice Student Assistantship involves a two-and-a-half week attachment to an out-of-London General Practice and a day and a half in the Department of Primary Care and Public Health. It has been designed as part of an integrated Year 6 programme for Imperial students. Whilst the courses you undertake in this important academic year will contain material specific to each individual discipline they will also all contain, to a greater or lesser extent, themes which aim to prepare you better for your work as a Foundation Year 1 doctor. This General Practice attachment offers you, as senior students, many opportunities to develop skills in a number of areas that will prove invaluable to you.

General Practice is by its very nature somewhat unpredictable. However, we hope you will be exposed to a full variety of patients in clinical settings and have the opportunity to meet and talk to other members of the primary health care team. This is a good opportunity for you to have some one-to-one teaching with an experienced doctor, so feel free to ask questions and get involved with the life of the practice as much as is feasible.

Course structure
The brief time in the Department will provide an opportunity to review your Year 5 general practice experience and look specifically at the General Practice Student Assistantship programme. The day will start with looking at different ways of consulting, an interactive session with actors. In the afternoon we shall define your assessment and you will start to identify some personal learning objectives for the attachment. You will also have an introduction to audit and the written requirements of the course.

Debrief
The last morning of the attachment will be spent in the Department. This will allow you to share the varied experiences you have had in your different practices across the country. You will be asked to present some of your work to your peers in a small group. This might be your audit, a case from your portfolio or SEA.

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