Year 1- GP1
Students will attend a general practice placement, in groups of 6-8, for 12 days on alternate Thursdays throughout the academic year. Each day is themed and has specific learning outcomes, outlined in the sections below.
To provide students with opportunities to communicate with patients and gain an understanding of the patient experience of health and its social determinants over the course of their lives.
- 12 alternate Thursdays throughout the academic year.
- 8 -10 students.
- Teaching will take place in person.
- Small group tutorials
- Interviewing clinicians and other healthcare professionals
- Interviewing patients
- Self-directed learning
- Debrief on patient encounters and provide feedback to all students
*These will vary but could contain the above
Students will be assessed on two short pieces of reflective writing, one considering how becoming a medical student may have changed how they, or others, perceive their identity (submitted in December) and a second on their professional development (submitted in March).
They will also complete and present a health promotion poster and be given feedback on their professionalism.
- £6,720 for 6 students
- £8,960 for 8 students
NB: sessional payment rates increase with the number of teaching sessions offered
Unit convenors:
- Dr Shabana Bharmal
shabana.bharmal@qmul.ac.uk - Dr Rachel Pilling
r.pilling@qmul.ac.uk
Unit administrators:
- Miss Francesca Langridge
- Miss Ewelina Kolodziejczyk
cbme-earlyyears@qmul.ac.uk
For more information on practice-based teaching contact cbme-recruitment@qmul.ac.uk