Year 5 Student Feedback

• Introduction - need to identify learning needs of student as these are often very specific in the final year, especially towards the end of the year, e.g. logbook requirements, clinical skills practice
• Clinical skills resources - availability of models, e.g. gynae models, ophthalmology head, PR model and dedicated time to practice skills with at least one opportunity to be observed
• Student-led clinical - invaluable experience of students and most feel that it is helpful in forming own management plans and thinking about treatment options
• Tutorials - prescribing, childhood illness and gynaecology were topics specific as students do not have lectures/firms in these subjects in Year 5 but may still be examined on these. General practice provides a good opporunity to revise

How to improve a Year 5 placement

• More student-led clinics - at least 3 sessions per week
• Lunch and learn sessions - to fill long lunch breaks
• Accessibility to internet resources

Taken from presentation by Lisa Elam, MBBS student