Resources for students
A warm welcome to our undergraduate students from Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh OBE, Head of Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. Professor Sheikh runs one of the largest and most highly ranked centres for academic primary care globally.
On this page you'll find useful resources to help you get the most out of your studies and explore the opportunities for undergraduate research in the Department.
If you can't find what you're looking for or have any questions, please email: ugteachingadmin@phc.ox.ac.uk for further assistance.
Upcoming opportunity - SAPC Medical Student Prize
The Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) are offering a prize for Medical students that will enhance their CV - this award is open to Medical students and Foundation Year 1 doctors. The winner will be awarded one year's free membership to SAPC and a (free) ticket for one day of the next SAPC ASM.
Deadline to apply: 31st March 2025
"Primary Care offers a wide range of opportunities for learning with patients about intellectually stimulating and complex clinical practice. Our students are able to experience high quality practice-based learning and engage with the world-class academic primary care scholarship and research NDPCHS has to offer. Students can learn both about contemporary global advancements and challenges, as well as learning how to implement their expertise to meet the needs of local patients and communities."
Professor Sophie Park
Undergraduate teaching in the department
See the primary care department contribution to the undergraduate curriculum for graduate entry, pre-clinical and clinical.
research and academic opportunities for undergraduates
- FHS opportunities for your 3rd Year
- Other research opportunities
Student prizes and scholarships
The department offers funded studentships and prizes to outstanding applicants.
Oxford GP Society
Aimed at promoting general practice as a career for Oxford medical students, this society invites inspiring GPs and GP trainees to talk about their varied and rewarding careers and experiences in primary care.
Careers in primary care
A career in primary care provides huge challenges and rewards, in terms of connecting with patients, intellectual reasoning and making a tangible difference to people’s lives. Many Oxford graduates have trained as GPs.
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