General Practice registrars with undertake various further hospital placements as well as 12 -18 months in general practice. In hospital you may be familiar with the title of these doctors as Registrars. The length of their specialty training depends on their chosen field, but within general practice, this requires a further 3 years. Learning objectives for each stage will be specific and focused on demonstration of clinical competences.Īfter the Foundation years, doctors can then embark on their chosen speciality training either in general practice or in a hospital.
Trainees will have the opportunity to gain experience in a series of placements in a variety of specialties and healthcare settings.
This is a two-year general training programme which forms the bridge between medical school and specialist/general practice training. Successful students gain the qualification usually termed MB BS representing Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery then enter a Foundation Program. The usual form involves 2 pre-clinical years (lectures and practical classrooms assessments with little patient involvement), followed by 3 clinical years which are ward based, with regular assessments leading to the finals.
Students enter medical school usually after obtaining A-levels and study for between 5-6 years, depending on whether an additional research year is taken during the 5 year course.
With the recent changes in training doctors in both general practice and hospital setting, I thought that you may appreciate an overview and how GPs are trained. Dr Hagan was indeed himself a trainee at the practice under the now retired partner Dr Porter, nearly 15 years ago. Len Valley Practice has a long history of being an accredited training practice.