DAY 

THEME  

1 

Introduction Day: Starting clinical conversations  

Welcome & orientation, meet GP tutor & tutor group 

Students Learning Needs assessment & prior knowledge  

Meet/interview primary care team members 

Patient encounters –  

Role model and demonstrate – including gaining consent  

Maximise patient contact – introductions and building rapport  

No specific patients or problems needed - patients simply need to be willing  

Ensure students receive feedback from tutor and peers  

Group debriefing tutorial 

2 

Gathering information: Patient agenda & doctor agenda 

Patient encounters – as many as possible 

Integrating attention to patient agenda while undertaking the ‘doctor's task’ of building rapport and gathering clinical information 

Include demos of clinical examination followed by opportunities for observed student-led patient encounters, including history-taking and clinical examination 

Introduce opportunistic learning 

Group debriefing tutorial 

3 

Different modes of consultation 

Patient encounters - explore impact of different consultation modes and settings  

Provide opportunities for students to engage with patients F2F, via phone/video and home visits 

1:1 meeting for each student if possible 

Group debriefing tutorial