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We lead multidisciplinary applied research and training to rethink the way health care is delivered in general practice and across the community.
Food waste: know your onions
Green blog
The student voice - Filming social determinants of health
Teaching
Undergraduate clinical students Krupa Ravi and Yethrib Mohammed have pioneered a project to produce filmed material to improve teaching about social determinants of health. Here, they explain the importance of promoting patient perspectives.
Spotlight on Dr Richard Harrington
Teaching
For this term’s “Spotlight Interview”, Dr Richard Harrington (Associate Director of Graduate Entry Medicine) discusses the drama of medicine and the very fine art of clinical teaching.
Behind the scenes: A simulated patient helps develop communication skills teaching
Teaching
Christina Kowalchuk is an American-born, Oxford-based actor, singer-songwriter and educator. Here she discusses her role as a simulated patient for the Communication Skills course and how she has developed new role-play material to help students talk about gender.
Medical Education Fellows present RCGP conference posters
Teaching
After a hugely successful year as ST3 Medical Education Fellows with the Primary Care and Graduate Entry teams, Dr Hayley Parkes and Dr Jack Amiry both had posters accepted at this year’s RCGP conference. Here, they reflect on their Fellowship year and their participation in the conference.
PARADIGM is done, but its mission is just beginning
General Global perspective Health Services Research Staff stories
Now the project has wrapped up, Teresa Finlay gives a brief overview of the outputs and the department member's roles in the Patients Active in Research and Dialogues for an Improved generation of Medicines (PARADIGM) project.
Women of Oxford Medical Sciences
Staff stories
100 years since women were admitted as full members of the University of Oxford, women now hold vital posts at all levels of this institution.
Women of Oxford Medical Sciences
Staff stories
100 years since women were admitted as full members of the University of Oxford, women now hold vital posts at all levels of this institution.
From famine to feast? Staff experiences of video consulting in the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic
COVID-19 Health Services Research Policy & health systems
Dr Gemma Hughes and Dr Lucy Moore write about current research on video consulting, led by Dr Sara Shaw, with funding from the Health Foundation.
Oxford Social Prescribing researchers support Boundless Creativity campaign
COVID-19 Policy & health systems
Members of the Oxford Social Prescribing Research Group were invited to share their work and insights with the Boundless Creativity campaign, a joint research project between the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
COVID-19 pandemic: Can the cultural and heritage sectors support older people’s well-being through social prescribing?
COVID-19 Public engagement & involvement Research methods & EBM
Stephanie Tierney (Senior Researcher and Departmental Lecturer) and Kamal R Mahtani (Associate Professor and GP), Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Oxford
How to eat well and save the planet
Green blog
Joggers and cyclists should wear masks – here’s why
COVID-19 Policy & health systems
Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford. Republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
Sowing the seeds of change...
Green blog
Eight ways to quit smoking in 2021 - what the science says
Health behaviours
Lots of people are greeting the new year with plans to quit smoking. The good news is, there is more evidence than ever on the best ways to boost your chances of success. Below we cover the different methods that science suggests are worth a shot.
Learning to teach in the time of Covid
Teaching
Undergraduate tutors Dr Rachel Allen, Dr Laura Ingle and Dr Ruth Wilson reflect on a what has been challenging year for undergraduate primary care teaching.
Divesting from fossil fuels and climate action
Green blog
Earlier this year, many members of the Primary Care Department backed the successful resolution to divest the University Endowment from fossil fuel companies. This is an important step towards mitigating the climate crisis, which is key to protecting the public health we all hold dear.