1. Widening Opportunities: Local Community Electives
Dr Enam Haque
Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester

2. Context Year 4 MBChB 6 weeks Year 4 GP Lead
Widening Participation Lead

3. The Case: Professor Val Wass
Recommendation 8:
….Exposure to…a variety of practices…general practice Multidisciplinary Teams..the range of general practice services.
Recommendation 9:
Positive and enthusiastic General Practitioner role models should be identified and made visible across all medical schools.

4. The Case Caring responsibilities Financial constraints
Other responsibilities

5. Aims
Immersion in GP
Role modelling
Better understand primary care

6. Method Elective pathway Established undergraduate teaching practices
16 Electives
Practices paid for 3 days in GP

7. Pre Placement Why did you choose a GP elective?
What are you hoping to most get out of the elective?
What was the hardest part of organising your elective?

8. Post Placement Are you happy that you chose a GP elective?
Did you achieve your ILOs?
What was the best bit?
What was the most challenging?

9. Future plans 25+ Elective Placements
Assistance for students to find a Placement
Further evaluation