GP3
The GP3 placement runs during each of the three terms. Students attend the practice for one whole placement day each week (on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays), for 8 consecutive weeks. Students are allocated to practices in groups of 4.
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.
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 presentations & conditions which students will be assessed on.
Understand the social and environmental factors that shape health.
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
*These will vary but could contain the above
- One day a week for 8 weeks in terms 1, 2, and 3
- 4 students
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.
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.
- Term 1 - 8 days over 8 weeks: £4,480 for 4 students.
- Term 2 - 8 days over 8 weeks: £4,480 for 4 students.
- Term 3 - 8 days over 8 weeks: £4,480 for 4 students.
NB: sessional payment rates increase with the number of teaching sessions offered
View our Tutor Guide (2024-25)
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Unit convenors:
- Dr Agalya Ramanathan
a.ramanathan@qmul.ac.uk - Dr Dhrupadhreddy Yerrakalva
d.yerrakalva@qmul.ac.uk
Unit administrator:
- Miss Kate Scurr
cbme-year3@qmul.ac.uk