1. A Year in the Life of a GPST
Chris Longstaff
GPST2, Milton Keynes

2. 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

3. Where do GPSTs come from?

4. 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

5. Hospital Posts
A&E, Medicine, Paediatrics, ENT, Orthopaedics, Obs and Gynae, Psychiatry, Palliative Care
Not everyone gets to do all of these

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

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

8. 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

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

10. 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

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