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The Long Road

My love for those who could not help themselves was fuelled by passion,
As medicine became my way of helping them with care and compassion.

23 December 2022
14 mins read
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AiT/BJGP Long Read/Opinion

Should we be teaching doctors to be better patients?

Increased dialogue about the unique nuances of physicians adopting the role of ‘patient’ should be supported throughout medical training, argues Isabella de Vere Hunt.

15 October 2022
8 mins read
AiT/Opinion

The MRCGP Recorded Consultation Assessment: a perspective from three inner-city trainees

There inner city trainees share their experience of the MRCGP recorded consultation assessment (RCA) and highlight some key issues for future iterations of the MRCGP assessment.

12 October 2022
8 mins read
AiT/BJGP Long Read

Planetary health and sustainable primary care: What does this mean for a GP curriculum?

For today's and tomorrow's general practitioners to be able to engage with climate-related health threats in partnership with their patients, medical curricula must shape teaching and learning now. RCGP curriculum lead for planetary health Suchita Shah discusses what this mean for GP

25 August 2022
14 mins read
AiT/Opinion

Foundation programme training and the primary care workforce: a time to reflect?

At the beginning of my foundation training I had very limited awareness of the diversity of the clinical workforce and was only familiar with 'traditional' doctor roles. However, I was surprised to find myself in the midst of a large, multiskilled dynamic

15 July 2022
11 mins read
AiT/Arts/Book review/International

The Last King of Scotland: Using a movie to explore family medicine residents’ understanding of professionalism

Movies allow health care professionals to immerse themselves in “near-true” experiences that challenge their values and principles. Beatrice Khater and Bassem Saab discuss using The Last King of Scotland in family medicine training at the American University of Beirut

29 June 2022
7 mins read
AiT/Opinion

Increasing capacity to teach medical students in general practice in the UK: there’s a will, is there a way?

Capacity for undergraduate GP placements is a serious challenge and one that is predicted to become harder in the near future. Here, Simon Thornton, part of the national working group set up to investigate the issue of teaching capacity in general practice

9 June 2022
10 mins read
AiT/Arts/Opinion

This is Going to Hurt: Reflections for medical training

Yathu Maheswaran reflects on what TV 'This is going to hurt' might teach medical trainees

7 April 2022
7 mins read
AiT/Arts/Opinion

Operatic reflections: Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’, #MeToo, & families in primary care.

John Launer muses on what Mozart's Magic Flute can teach us about family medicine

15 January 2022
6 mins read
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AiT

InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice

InnovAiT has been sent out to Associates in Training (AiTs) since January 2008, but it seems to be a bit of an open secret. It’s a secret that Richard Draper is keen to share.

25 March 2021
6 mins read
AiT/Clinical

A different kind of ‘safety net’ for the new members of our primary care workforce

With COVID-19 forcing a shift to predominantly remote consulting, how do we ensure that physician associates are fully supported in their role in primary care? The Sheffield Physician Associate (PA) Preceptorship scheme may be one way, offering a formalised support package for

16 February 2021
9 mins read
AiT

An innovative post in Clinical Genetics and General Practice

With the mainstreaming of genomics, GPs are likely to encounter genetic conditions more frequently. Samuel Edwards, a GPST1, shares their insights and skills gained while completing an innovative post in Clinical Genetics and General Practice.

9 February 2021
6 mins read
AiT/Coronavirus

Here is how we prepare the next generation of GPs for remote consulting

We anticipate that after the pandemic, the modus operandi of general practice will be changed, for the better. Once the dust has settled, the lessons learnt from remote consultations should be communicated to the next generation.

4 May 2020
6 mins read
AiT/Opinion

Why do you want to be a GP? The one question we don’t ask

The first question to practise before a job interview; the one we all know will make an appearance…right?
Well, not if you’ve chosen to pursue a career in general practice. Whilst my colleagues were preparing evidence of their accomplishments and practising expected questions,

18 May 2018
5 mins read
4
AiT/Opinion

Is it time we reflect on the true value of reflection?

It is a Sunday evening. I look across at my GP ST1 wife and see her feverishly tapping the keyboard. I enquire what she is doing. “I have to do a couple of reflections, I’ve only done one this week.” Reflection has become

31 August 2016
6 mins read
1
AiT/Opinion

Hearing crackles: reflections on PACES and prejudice

Rachel Brettell is an Academic Clinical Fellow GP Trainee in the Oxford Deanery. As a GP registrar, the MRCGP Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) exam is currently at the forefront of my mind. VTS teaching focuses on how to pass, evenings are spent

15 April 2016
12 mins read
1
AiT/Opinion

Trainee notes: Life school

Aisha Yahaya is a GP ST2 with Imperial VTS who has an interest in effective communication with patients, writing and a yearly resolution to save her guitar from the dusty corner in which it sits. Increasingly, I learn more about the way of

2 March 2016
4 mins read
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