Most of our teaching is held in person on Tuesdays at the George Pickering Education Centre in the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. We are fortunate to have a large number of commited and inspiring speakers who contribute regularly to our programme. Teaching is interactive, and focused on the skills and knowledge you will need to practice as a GP.
During your first 2 years of GP training, you will have protected teaching for two afternoons a month. Usually this consists of peer teaching followed by an external speaker. While you are in a GP placement, you will also have ‘vertical groups’, a monthly protected session to discuss difficult and interesting cases in small groups with a GP TPD facilitator and colleagues from ST1 – ST3.
One you are in your final year of GP training, you will have a whole day a week of protected teaching, including regular GP groups.
‘GP groups, for me, have been the most useful part of GP training. You learn so much from a range of cases and practices that you would never have got to experience and you gain a new perspective from your colleagues.’ An Oxford NQGP
Here is a sample timetable, from 2022/2023 to give you a flavour of our offering. This does change however, according to the needs and requests of each group. There are a few special sessions which are worth highlighting:
Dutch exchange – each year 4 ST3 trainees and a trainer undertake an exchange with colleagues in Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
Psychology Day – a day spent learning alongside clinical psychology colleagues
Away day – historically we have had an residential in October of ST3 year to focus on learning about partnership and reflect on career options at the Cotswold Golf Hotel and Spa
| AUG | ST3 9:30am | ST3 2pm Lecture Room GPEC | ST2 3pm SR3 GPEC | ST1 3pm SR3 GPEC |
| 09/08/2022 | Welcome session – GE/ST | Welcome session – GE/ST | Oxford Medical Scavenger Hunt and Quiz – Meet at the King’s Arms | |
| 16/08/2022 | ST3 Groups (Sheena and Gareth) | Moving medicine: Workshop 1 | 2pm Dr Richard Silvester – Communication skills in general practice 4pm Dr Alex Bunn and Dr Ellen Brunet – Orientation to OUH/Peer teaching | |
| 23/08/2022 | ST3 Groups | Supporting breastfeeding Ilana Levene/ Jayne Joyce Lecture Theatre GPEC | 2pm Dr Mustafa Alsahab Frailty 4pm Stats for the AKT Dr Demelza Vinnicombe | |
| 30/08/2022 | 5th Tuesday | |||
| SEPT | ||||
| 06/09/2022 | Dr Andrew Papanikitas Clinical Ethics | HEE induction Milton Hill – TPDs welcome pm | ||
| 13/09/2022 | ST3 Groups | Dr Alistair Hallam Prison Medicine | Practice management – Rita Cabrita | |
| 20/09/2022 PD meeting | ST3 Groups | Jo Bromley Community Neurology | 2pm Dr Johanna Mack Cancer Diagnosis 4pm Dr Ellen Brunet – Intro to eportfolio | |
| 27/09/2022 HEE faculty day Milton Hill | Community Cardiology Dr Kome Gbinigie and Dr Eoghan De Burca | Dr Sabahat Ahmad ENDO emergencies and TD2M drugs | ||
| OCT | ||||
| 04/10/2022 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) | Dr Katie Barber Menopause inc Q&A lecture theatre GPEC | HEE training AM IMG NHS Induction PM All – Culture | |
| 11/10/2022 | Away day | Away day | Dr Richard Silvester – Communication Skills | |
| 18/10/2022 | ST3 Groups | Moving Medicine: Workshop 2 | Dr Shamim Rahman – OOH Induction | |
| 25/10/2022 | HEE training culture and rituals | Dr Mark Russell Gout and Rheumatology on Teams | HEE training Culture and communication | |
| NOV | ||||
| 01/11/2022 Trainers away day | Dr Anna Magnusson and Dr Tamara Cunningham Heal Thyself Workshop – on Teams | Dr Richard Silvester – Communication skills | ||
| 08/11/2022 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) | Dr Carrie Ladd Perinatal mental health | Dr Sara McKelvie Alternatives to admission for the acutely unwell patient | |
| 15/11/2022 | ST3 Groups | Dr Martin Brunet Two Houses Consultation Model | Dr Johanna Mack Contraception | |
| 22/11/2022 | ST3 Groups | Col Julian Woodhouse – Veteran’s health | Jo Riley COPD | |
| 29/11/2022 | 5th Tuesday | BLS training 2-4pm | BLS training 2-4pm | |
| DEC | ||||
| 06/12/22022 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) Multicultural lunch | Genomics | 2-2:50pm Gastroenterology Dr Charis Manganis 3pm Peer teaching | |
| 13/12/2022 Extraordinary PD meeting | No groups | Cancelled | Jo Riley Asthma | |
| 20/12/2022 | ST3 Groups online | 3:30pm Teams Dr Rebecca Fisher Health Inequalities | Dr Richard Silvester – Communication skills | |
| 27/12/2022 | Centre Closed | |||
| JAN | ||||
| 03/01/2023 | No groups | Ms Jane Moore Pelvic Pain | Helen Mosby – Reflective writing | |
| 10/01/2023 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) | Consultation skills for RCA – JM and actors | Dr Gemma Ching-A-Sue Ophthalmology | |
| 17/01/2023 | ST3 Groups | Consultation skills for RCA – JM and actors | Dr Mark Wallace Men’s Health | |
| 24/01/2023 TPD away day | Giant ST3 group with Sanjay | Dr Meriel Raine and Dr Gwyneth Rogers – Local leads for child and adult safeguarding. Please make sure your level 3 for both is up to date before the session and bring cases to discuss. | Dr Martin Turner Neurology | |
| 31/01/2023 | 5th Tuesday | BLS training 2-4pm | BLS training 2-4pm | |
| FEB | ST3 9:30am | ST3 2pm Lecture Room GPEC | ST2 3pm SR3 GPEC | ST1 3pm SR3 GPEC |
| 07/02/2023 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) (MD room) | Dr Matt Mayer LMC | Dr Heather Leary Haematology | |
| 14/02/2023 | ST3 Groups | Dr Janet Craze Paediatrics/ Renal | Rachael Rogers CFS/ ME | |
| 21/02/2023 Johanna RCA update am | ST3 Groups | Dr Sheena Sharma Medical humanities | Dr Richard Wood Headache | |
| 28/02/2023 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) | Dr Tess McPherson Eczema and Psoriasis | Dr Sarah Hanrott Palliative Care | |
| MARCH | ||||
| 07/03/2023 | SDL/ RCA preparation | Mr Qureishi Dizziness | Dr Catriona Hilton Endocrinology | |
| 14/03/2023 | GP update (need to sign up) | GP update (need to sign up) | GP update (need to sign up) | |
| 21/03/2023 Faculty day | ST3 Groups | Dr Mei Simmons Mental Health of Children and Young People | Dr Emily Lord – GUM – Teams due to covering clinic | |
| 28/03/2023 | ST3 Groups 12-2pm BLS/AED training in Margaret Davidson room | Dr Catriona Hilton Endocrinology | Dr John Reed – Allergy | |
| APRIL | ||||
| 04/04/2023 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) | Substance misuse Dr Andy Symons | Constipation in Children Dr Esther Quinn | |
| 11/04/2023 | ST3 Groups | Alex Mirfin GP finance (Williamson West) | What the GP should know about Cardiology: Case-Based Teaching. Rohan Wijesurendra | |
| 18/04/2023 Johanna teaching tutorial skills course | ST3 Groups | Dr Penny Moore and Dr Sarah Maidment “The doctor will see you now” – doctors as patients | 2-3pm Dr Lorna Monteith – Eating disorders 3-5pm Peer teaching | |
| 25/04/2023 Farewell drinks | ST3 Groups 1-2pm Infants with Dr Shona Johnson via Teams | Dr Charis Manganis Gastroenterology (2:50 finish) | Dr James Kennard EMIS tips and tricks | |
| MAY | ||||
| 02/05/2023 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) | Kate Mullar MDU Remote consulting and managing risk, conflict and complaints in primary care. | Tom Jacobs: A systematic approach to assessment of MSK conditions in time-limited consultations | |
| 09/05/2023 | ST3 Groups | Dr Jessica Gibson, Adult ADHD | Dr Lucy MacKillop Maternal Health for GPs | |
| 16/05/2023 Dutch exchange | ST3 Groups | 1:30pm Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, Life as a locum | Dr Richard Silvester – Communication skills | |
| 23/05/2023 Ash a/l Anne ARCP course | ST3 Groups | BMA: Contracts | 2-3pm Unwell child/ cancer diagnosis Dr Shona Johnson via Teams 3-5pm Sustainable Healthcare F2F | |
| 30/05/2023 | 5th Tuesday | |||
| JUNE | ||||
| 06/06/2023 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) | Personality disorders workshop | Dr Anne Taylor, Green Impact Toolkit | |
| 13/06/2023 Dutch exchange Alison ARCP | ST3 Groups | 1:30pm Research in General Practice Dr Anna Seeley et al | Dr Kezia Lange Psychiatry | |
| 20/06/2023 Anne ARCP | ST3 Groups | 1:30pm Dr Sh amim Rahman OOH working (too basic – short pop in only next year) | Mr Rogan Corbridge Neck lumps and sore throats | |
| 27/06/2023 PD Meeting | 1:30pm The wider workforce and additional roles demystified Dr Jenny Hey | Tom Jacobs: A systematic approach to assessment of MSK conditions in time-limited consultations | ||
| JULY | ||||
| 04/07/2023 | Psychology day | GP and Clinical Psychology Teaching Day with Matthew Night | Dr Sarah Ng Renal Medicine | |
| 11/07/2023 | Vertical groups (all trainees in GP) | 1:30pm Dr Kathryn Brown Lifestyle medicine | Reflective hike/ career values | |
| 18/07/2023 Am Strategy Meeting | 1:30 Dr Chris Morris Remote consulting in real life | Oxford Medical Treasure Hunt and Quiz | ||
| 25/07/2023 | ST3 Groups | Pub lunch | The wider workforce and additional roles demystified Dr Jenny Hey |