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
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