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 comes before GPST? What do we do when we’re not with you? What do we do when we’re not with you? Hospital Posts Hospital Posts Out of Hours Out of Hours Half-Day Release Half-Day Release Assessments Assessments

Where do GPSTs come from?

What comes before GPST? Applying for medicine Applying for medicine A Levels A Levels Undergraduate Medicine Undergraduate Medicine Clinical School Clinical School Foundation Year 1-2 Doctor Foundation Year 1-2 Doctor GPST1-3 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 A&E, Medicine, Paediatrics, ENT, Orthopaedics, Obs and Gynae, Psychiatry, Palliative Care Not everyone gets to do all of these Not everyone gets to do all of these

Hospital Posts - Differences Average Day? Average Day? Very varied Very varied Wardround, Clinic, Theatre, A&E, On Call… Wardround, Clinic, Theatre, A&E, On Call… Evenings, Nights and Weekends On Call Evenings, Nights and Weekends On Call Bleeps Bleeps

Hospital Posts 4-6 month posts 4-6 month posts New colleagues, wards, skills New colleagues, wards, skills Nomadic - move as you get comfortable Nomadic - move as you get comfortable Consultants vs GPs Consultants vs GPs Alongside trainees for other specialities Alongside trainees for other specialities

Other times we’re not with you? Out of Hours Out of Hours One shift a month, while in GP Posts One shift a month, while in GP Posts Supervised Supervised Half-Day Release Half-Day Release Weekly teaching sessions Weekly teaching sessions Role-play Role-play Discussions Discussions

Assessments AKT AKT Theoretical Clinical Knowledge Theoretical Clinical Knowledge MCQs MCQs Computer-based exam Computer-based exam CSA CSA Consultation Roleplay Consultation Roleplay

Assessments Eportfolio (or WPBA) Eportfolio (or WPBA) Log EntriesReflections on learning Log EntriesReflections on learning COT/CEXObserved Consultations COT/CEXObserved Consultations CBDCase Discussions CBDCase Discussions MSFMulti-source Feedback MSFMulti-source Feedback All shared with trainer, PDs and ultimately assessors All shared with trainer, PDs and ultimately assessors

Thank you For listening today For listening today For helping us learn For helping us learn For putting up with us ! For putting up with us ! (We know we’re frustrating at times) (We know we’re frustrating at times)