Primary Care Education

Welcome from Professor Judith Ibison, Head of Primary Care Education

These pages provide information about Primary Care teaching, learning and assessment within the MBBS Course.

The education and training that St George’s students receive in general practice is for many, the best during their time as a medical student. There are several reasons that our students give for this:

GP tutors who are highly experienced clinicians and teachers with 1:1 supervision and continuity through the placement
it often takes place in the context of an on-going relationship between doctor and patient
welcoming, well organised and professional teaching environments
undifferentiated patient presentations
a large number of clinical presentations providing diagnostic and management challenge
the continuous relationship between the GP and the patient providing context for care episodes.

What we do

We:

develop and deliver the primary care teaching, learning and assessment within the MBBS Course
liaise with primary care educators and GP tutors in the community
oversee the quality of primary care teaching within and outside St George’s
supervise Academic Foundation doctors and Academic Clinical Fellows training in general practice
run the intercalated/BSc module in primary care
innovate and develop new educational initiatives in the MBBS course
perform academic scholarship relating to clinical medicine and medical education
welcome and mentor The Salaried Portfolio Innovation (SPIN) Scheme Fellows and integrated GP trainees in medical education posts
deliver leadership roles within the MBBS programme
liaise with other HEI regionally and the Society for Academic Primary Care nationally
liase with the GP clinical researcher in the Population Health Research Institute.

Teaching programmes

At St Georges University we have a reputation for delivering a transformative education to develop confident, resilient doctors, ready to work with colleagues to provide excellent, compassionate care for patients and providing an excellent scientific, clinical and diverse educational experience with our GP tutor colleagues for students in the school leaver (M5) and graduate entry programmes (M4).

Read the MBBS Curriculum Brochure (PDF).

MBBS GP Early Years

The first 2 years of the 5 year MBBS5 programme introduce the student to General Practice by looking at long term conditions and how they are managed by GP's providing continuous care, alongside other clinical experiences from the perspective of a Generalist.

MBBS GP Transitional Year

Transitional year focuses the student to General Practice with a longer attachment, and this work is then explored in more depth during the final year attachment.

MBBS GP Final Year

The Final Year General Practice attachment is one of the most popular courses at St George's because of the one-to-one teaching provided by GP tutors.

Become a GP Tutor

Learn about the opportunities to become a GP Tutor at St George's, University of London.

iBSc Module and Student Selected Components

The BSc module in Primary Care introduces students to the breadth of community-based healthcare in the community. Our degree also offers 2 opportunities to undertake student-selected components (SSC) of study on areas of interest to you.

Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) South East Conference, Thursday 25 and Friday 24 January 2023

St George's, in rotation with other SE England Medical Schools (London, Cambridge, UEA) run the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Regional Conference at Madingley Hall in Cambridge.

Watch a prizewinning video created by a St George's Final Year Student for the 'Just a GP' campaign

The Clinical Academic Training Hub (CATCH) has lots of information on General practice and academic careers.

Prizes

We run the annual Julian Tudor Hart prize which is open to applicants, usually around September.

Primary Care Society at St George's

There is close liaison between the GP primary care education group and the St George’s Student’s Union GP Society.