Entry requirements: Qualified doctor on the General Medical Council list; General Practice Specialist Trainee Level 3
Part-time: 2 years
Programme Leader: Dr Simon Newton
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827596
Email phce@winchester.ac.uk
If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 in academic writing) or a TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based) or 232 (computer-based) or equivalent
Start dates: September
Application process: UKPASS (full-time applicants only) or Direct Entry Application Form (part-time applicants only)
The programme centres upon the management and delivery of primary health care, and emphasises the need for skills in practice management. There are two self-funded residential modules, one of which covers Finance and Practice Management, and another that covers the Management of Change. The programme also aims to nurture the personal development of the individual student; it provides the GP Registrar with a student forum to reflect on the realities of life in General Practice, and to develop the interpersonal and management skills needed for working as part of a practice team.
This is encouraged by working in cohesive small groups. The current and proposed programme leads to an award through the nationally defined end-point of the nMRCGP(Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners) examination.
• The Management of Primary Health Care in General Practice
• The National Delivery of Primary Health Care
• Personal Development
The mode of learning employed throughout the programme is designed to reinforce the ethos of a team approach. This is intended to promote an awareness of multiple
perspectives, the value of divergent thinking and problem-solving in considering issues. Within sessions, students are required to take a share in the responsibility of learning.
This strategy has been adopted deliberately to challenge the previous learning experiences of students and to promote an understanding of the range of professional roles to be found in a practice, where doctors work alongside practice managers and health service managers.
The assessed work for each module is intended to develop and extend the learning on the course, requiring the student to integrate more formal modes of input with practical experience and group work. The aim is to enable the student to develop strategies for reflective practice and lifelong learning.
The proposed postgraduate certification of the programme is intended to develop further the established success of the Mid-Wessex Day Release Course. It aims to enable the students to take the credits on to programmes of further study, through the CATs scheme. CATS points are particularly relevant to those students who wish to become Educational Supervisors and GP Trainers.