The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in GP Dr Bernadeta Bridgwood and Dr Kate Woolley Academic Clinical Fellows in General Practice

The Good Educational, Clinical, Academic and Research Supervisors Programme directors/managers Peer support Flexibility Encourage interests All GP trainee have a Ed and clinical supervisior ACF also have Academic and research PM’s – are accessible and want to help – in training, they are present at teaching, not nameless and have a ‘face’, proactive – want trainees to succeed and encourage planning for assessment early, have trust of trainees. Peer support – is essential, knowledge gained and handed down, very useful having residential Flexibility – both of us have transferred within the deanery which has been essential to maintaining work life balance Interest – practice have supported me in carrying out QIP that is aligned with my own research interests

The Bad Too many cooks GP trainee = service provision Confusion about training stage amongst practice staff Many supervisors – do they know their role – and do they know your role? What are you supposed to do and when? GP trainees – you don’t want to work in hospitals – why are you doing this rotation? Service provision? Structured placement – set learning objectives, interaction and opportunity to learn and utilise the experience to produce a more rounded, doctor, and leader. Supporting staff members may expect same service level from you as previous trainees, who might have been 1-2 years your senior, and may be disappointed when you cannot provide

The Ugly Learning experiences Opportunities Even in the darkest moments, there is always a learning opportunity and a reflection to be had! Opportunity to interact on a local level – with trainees as peer support, medical education, audits, quality improvement projects, clinical roles and specialist interests, presentations, conferences, college work – and further a field supporting a wider network – such as exchanges. We are your doctors of the future – when you retire, we will be your doctors, and your children’s doctors and possibly your grandchildren’s doctors!