General Practice 2 Handbook 2023/24

We have already discussed TBL, but now let's think about the other half of the day (which may be AM or PM). This part of the day, referred to 'central or online' is made up of online activities facilitated by a central tutor. 

The sessions are 3 hours long and consist of 1-2 recorded GP consults (virtual primary care) followed by 4 role plays. 

Role plays with actor facilitators are a great way to practice your communication skills and receive/give feedback from/to colleagues. 

Topics:

The roles may be related to the TBL topic but not exclusively. This is to avoid being reliant on TBL material to do the role plays i.e. you may have role plays in morning but TBL in afternoon. The most important aspect of this, is that you get to watch and practice consulting with actors, and gain the confidence to speak to patients. 

The TBL topics will naturally reinforce your knowledge and work alongside the central topics. 

Resources: 

The resources for the role plays will be added a week before each session on Teams. You will have been allocated a Teams group i.e. Orange group A or Red group D. We aim to keep the the groups the same for the whole GP2 block (but if for unforeseen circumstances i.e. Tutor absence, certain groups may have to join with other groups). 

Virtual Primary Care (VPC)

https://vpc.medicalschoolscouncil.org.uk/

All students will be given access to VPC which is required for the central online sessions. If you have any issues with access - please email Frankie on: 

See appendix 4 - Role Plays for feedback forms.