The rapid expansion of remote consulting in primary care, after the pandemic struck in the UK in 2020, changed the experience of medical education, both for the GP tutors and for medical students in primary care placements. What can be done to protect and enhance the educational value of primary care placements in the post-COVID […]
GP as a career? Dr John Benson and Cambridge medical students explain why they wouldn’t choose anything else
Watch this short film to discover what it’s like to study medicine at Cambridge and see why Cambridge medical students are considering GP as a career. Please share: the film is for science-minded young people who like the idea of becoming a GP and for medical students who are interested in GP as a career. […]
PCU Profile: Dr Yasar Khan, first generation medic
Dr Yasar Khan joined the GP Education Group (GPEG) at the Primary Care Unit in 2017. GPEG teaches hundreds of medical students every year – delivering 21% of the Cambridge clinical curriculum and teaching everything from dermatology to primary care paediatrics. Dr Khan is an Assistant Director with the team. He is a GP and […]
GPEG welcomes Dr Richard Darnton, new Director of GP Studies for the Clinical School
Dr Richard Darnton, GP and newly arrived Director of Studies in General Practice at the General Practice Education Group (GPEG), describes his passion for medical education and his ambitions for GP teaching at Cambridge. Tell us a little about your career so far? In my teens I was on course to follow my sister to […]
Top tips for medical students on attending your first major academic conference
Sophie Jackman, final year medical student at the University of Cambridge, shared top tips from attending her first major academic conference From the 28th August to the 31st August, Barcelona played host to the international Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference. 3500 people from across the globe descended on the Spanish city more […]