GP ASSISTANTSHIP STUDENT HANDBOOK 2020 - 21

UNIT OVERVIEW

Unit Title	GP ASSISTANTSHIP
Year	5 (Final Year)
Length	Nine weeks
Days	Monday to Friday (9 Sessions) throughout the six weeks Wednesday PM - Half Day for Sport First working day of Week 1 involves Central Teaching at the College - Intro Day Last working day of Week 6 involves Central Teaching at the College - Closing Day
Module Aims	By the end of the 9 weeks students should be thinking and acting like a generalist: be able to assess undifferentiated acute and chronic presentations and negotiate a safe management plan with the majority of patients – always with supervision.
Learning in Practice (Practice lead)	Intro session and induction including ‘We must talk about Covid’ semi structured discussion to review and resettle into GP placements Regular Student Surgery sessions with feedback (3 – 4 per week): combining virtual and face-to-face patient contact Backroom practice work – Chronic Disease Reviews, Administrative work, Medication reviews and prescribing, Covid and QOF follow-up Professionalshadowing–sittinginwithGPormembersoftheMDTandassisting. One GP-based Tutorial session per week - approximately 90 to 120 mins in length Working as part of the Practice Team - attending appropriate meetings, learning from various team members Self-Directed Learning sessions (2 per week) - to allow time for assessment work and general learning
Additional Learning (Central Medical School Led)	Introductory Day – orientation to GP placements including remote consulting and risk management Core Cases: on-line fortnightly – clinical scenarios (including catching up on Year 4 work) and applied ethics from Year 5 supported virtually by central tutors Virtual Hospice Morning - St Joseph's Hospice, date to be confirmed at start of block Closing Day - Ethics Lecture and Workshops (Online) & Mock OSCE session (or Virtual OSCE)
Assessment	Two MiniCEXs - one during Week 1 and one to be completed before Week 8 Patient feedback forms – to be done by Week 5 Midway Assessment at Week 5 – to include review of 1 x MiniCEX and Patient feedback forms. Patient Case and Reflection on Professional Practice Principles Complex Chronic Care Plan Practice Project (in pairs) Significant Event Analysis – written up & discussed as part of SEA meeting in practice Assessment of Professional Attitude and Conduct Form (For students on shorter or split placements see details under assessment section) Overall Tutor Assessment of Performance
Dates in practice	There are two centrally based Plenary Days on the first Monday and the last Friday of the nine-week placement. Details of these 'Intro' and 'Closing' Days are available on QMPlus. Otherwise students are required to attend their Practice every day except for Wednesday afternoons, which is the School’s protected sports time. There may be flexibility and this can be negotiated between the Tutor and the Student. Time away from the practice will be required for the virtual hospice placement, central teaching, DATE, Breaking Bad News and 2-weekly 1-2-hour tutorials.

1 For students on two three-week placements see details under assessment section