Support for students
A warm welcome to our undergraduate students from Professor Richard Hobbs, Head of Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. Professor Hobbs runs one of the largest and most highly ranked centres for academic primary care globally.
On this page you'll find some useful resources to help you get the most out of your undergraduate studies, and find out more about what your peers are up to and their experience with the programme.
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Highlighting the importance of primary care and disease prevention to health systems, and raising the capacity of academic primary care to answer important questions that improve the care of the patients we serve – is what motivated me on my career path, and still does. So much of what we do is uncertain and we should strive for greater clarity through scientific enquiry and then consistent and rapid implementation of the best evidence that emerges.Professor Richard Hobbs
Student resources
Student spotlights
Fourth year special study module in primary care
In February, the Undergraduate Teaching Team launched their inaugural fourth year Special Study Module in Primary Care. Two students, Emily Swift and Adam Carter, share their experiences.
The student voice - Undergraduate experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic
When the Clinical School was forced to close its doors in March, medical students seized the opportunity to support Oxford’s effort to combat the pandemic. They volunteered in a huge variety of settings, from the university’s vaccine trial to local GP practices. Here’s what some of them have been up to…
Student feedback from the Patient & Doctor 1 2019-20 cohort
The Patient & Doctor I Course has received outstanding feedback from first-year and second-year medical students. In a pre-clinical curriculum driven by science, it is students’ only opportunity to meet patients and develop their curiosity for clinical medicine.
The student voice - Filming social determinants of health
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.
The student voice - The impact of Covid on university life
This term, we hear from second-year student Bethan Storey (Queen’s College). Bethan discusses the impact of Covid on university life for pre-clinical students.
Here's what our students have to say about our undergraduate programme:
It reminds me why I decided to study medicine
My tutor is a brilliant teacher. She taught us that it is okay to make mistakes and they provide us with a great opportunity to learn. It was a privilege to sit in on patient consultations, gaining their trust, and to see the application of what we are taught in lectures within real life
It was brilliant to be able to speak to patients and practice asking the right questions whilst demonstrating empathy and understanding
Contact us:
If you can't find what you're looking for or have any questions, please email Dr Alison Convey: alison.convey@phc.ox.ac.uk