A Year in the Life of a GPST Chris Longstaff GPST2, Milton Keynes
A Year in the Life of a GPST What comes before GPST? What do we do when we’re not with you? Hospital Posts Out of Hours Half-Day Release Assessments
Where do GPSTs come from?
What comes before GPST? Applying for medicine A Levels Undergraduate Medicine Clinical School Foundation Year 1-2 Doctor GPST1-3 total = about 10 years from leaving school to finishing as an ST3
Hospital Posts A&E, Medicine, Paediatrics, ENT, Orthopaedics, Obs and Gynae, Psychiatry, Palliative Care Not everyone gets to do all of these
Hospital Posts - Differences Average Day? Very varied Wardround, Clinic, Theatre, A&E, On Call… Evenings, Nights and Weekends On Call Bleeps
Hospital Posts 4-6 month posts New colleagues, wards, skills Nomadic - move as you get comfortable Consultants vs GPs Alongside trainees for other specialities
Other times we’re not with you? Out of Hours One shift a month, while in GP Posts Supervised Half-Day Release Weekly teaching sessions Role-play Discussions
Assessments AKT CSA Theoretical Clinical Knowledge MCQs Computer-based exam CSA Consultation Roleplay
Assessments Eportfolio (or WPBA) Log Entries Reflections on learning COT/CEX Observed Consultations CBD Case Discussions MSF Multi-source Feedback All shared with trainer, PDs and ultimately assessors
Thank you For listening today For helping us learn For putting up with us ! (We know we’re frustrating at times)