Primary care department contribution to the undergraduate curriculum
Standard six year course
Patient and Doctor 1 Course
Statistics Course
Patient and Doctor 1 Course
Statistics Course
Final Honours School
(options include projects based in Department of Primary Care Health Sciences)
Patient and Doctor 2 Course
Communication Skills
DGH GP Placements
Evidence-based Medicine
Special Study Module (option)
"Community Block" Specialty teaching:
Six week clinical placements
Department Seminars
Mock Finals OSCE
Special Study Module (option)
Elective (option)
Graduate entry programme (four years)
GP Clinical Days:
- 18 sessions /year
- Nine one-day visits to GP tutor for early clinical contact
- Spread over three terms
- Includes a longitudinal patient attachment through the year
Communication skills:
- Two sessions during the year
Evidence-based Medicine
Behavioural Sciences Module
Communication Skills
- Five sessions throughout the year
'Community Block' Specialty teaching
Six week clinical placements
Department Seminars
Mock Finals OSCE
Special Study Module (option)
Elective (option)
The key drivers for our curriculum are:
a) Society of Academic Primary Care/Royal College of General Practice's Curriculum Principles
b) General Medical Council's Outcomes for Graduates
c) The Oxford course's focus on the doctor as the 'clinical scientist'.