Welcome to the ST3 B Course page for 20243.
Here is the provisional timetable for Wednesday sessions, please note, at this stage, there may be changes to rooms or sessions, especially those highlighted with italics. Sessions will run in all allocated slots, however.
Timetable last updated:
Date | Morning | 0900-1230 | Afternoon | 1330-1530 |
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7th Feb | SCA Practice (Existing ST3s only) | Education Centre | SCA Practice (Existing ST3s only) | Education Centre |
14th Feb | Welcome Session / SCA Practice | Education Centre | SCA Practice | Education Centre |
21st Feb | SCA Prep 1: Examinations / SCA Practice | Education Centre | SCA Practice | Education Centre |
28th Feb | SCA Prep 2: How to Approach the SCA / SCA Practice | Education Centre | SCA Prep (Existing ST3s only) | Education Centre |
6th March | SCA Prep 3: Cases with First 5s | Education Centre | Advanced Consultation Skills Course 1&2 (Existing ST3s only) | Education Centre |
13th March | Mock SCA | Zoom | Advanced Consultation Skills Course 3 (Existing ST3s only) | Zoom |
20th March | Heartsink Patients | Education Centre | Practice Administration & CQC | Education Centre |
27th March | Sexual Health | Education Centre | Sexual Assault | Education Centre |
3rd April | Easter Break | no session | Easter Break | no session |
10th April | Easter Break | no session | Easter Break | no session |
17th April | Fitness to Practice & Complaints | Education Centre | SCA Prep 4: Critique & Benchmarking | Zoom |
24th April | Supervision of Other Staff | Education Centre | Using Language | Education Centre |
1st May | CV & Interviewing | Education Centre | Dermatology | MS Teams |
8th May | Managing Uncertainty | Education Centre | Prep for Practice Visits | Education Centre |
15th May | Practice Visits | Practice Visits | ||
22nd May | SCA Prep 5: Cases with Actors | Education Centre | SCA Practice | Education Centre |
29th May | Leadership Course 1 | Education Centre | Leadership Course 2 | Education Centre |
5th June | Appraisal | Education Centre | Practice Finances | Education Centre |
12th June | Leadership Course 3 | Education Centre | Leadership Course 4 | Education Centre |
19th June | Developing Teaching Skills | Education Centre | How to Be a Locum/Sessional GP | Education Centre |
26th June | Course Round Up | – | ||
In the first few weeks of the day release programme, we run two concurrent courses depending on what stage of ST3 you are in. For those new to ST3, you should attend the RCA course sessions. Those who are already ST3 should attend the Advanced Consultation SKills Course and/or use the time to work in small groups practising for the SCA. Both courses occur twice a year so all ST3s will get to experience the sessions.
Sessions with no description are not scheduled teaching sessions and you should arrange your own educational activity for these times, in line with your individual job plan.
Please be aware that sessions may need to change at short notice due to presenter and room availability – we will inform trainees by email if this is the case.
Please attend sessions ready to start at the advertised time in line with our attendance policy. Repeated late attendance will be be flagged as a cause for concern.
Each session is mapped to the Areas of Capability (AoC) in the RCGP Curriculum (see the AoC column for details) to help guide your reflective portfolio entries. We strongly recommend making a portfolio log for each session you attend.
Breakfast Club
Both national surveys and our own trainees tell us that having the opportunity to meet and bond with other ST3s is a vital part of their training and wellbeing. We start each morning session at 9am with a general discussion topic accompanied by hot drinks and breakfast snacks.
Consultation Skills Courses
SCA Preparation Course (SCA Prep) | |
1 | Examinations |
2 | How to Approach the SCA |
3 | Case Roleplay with First5 GPs |
4 | SCA Examiner Skills: Critique and Benchmarking Exercise |
5 | Consultations with Actors |
Advanced Consultation Skills Course (ACSC) | |
1 | What Went Well? Positive Case Reviews |
2 | Accepting Imperfection |
3 | Patient-Centred & Docto |
Page last reviewed: 3 August, 2024