The potential of student-led initiatives to revitalise general practice

The potential of student-led initiatives to revitalise general practice.

If we look at the figures, the future of general practice in the UK seems bleak. Application numbers continue to fall and training posts go unfilled year after year. Although £10 million is promised to 'recruit and retain' GPs, the joint plan by the British Medical Association, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), and NHS England focuses on doctors, making no mention of medical studen...

Student-Led Initiatives’ Potential in the COVID-19 Response in Iran

The promotion of academic medicine through student-led initiatives

Introduction The decline in numbers of medically trained doctors performing research in recent decades has been widely discussed in the literature. The importance of engaging medical students with research and inspiring them to pursue academic careers is recognized as key in reversing the decline. Many medical schools offer opportunities for research participation, either as elective or compuls...

Community health initiatives and their relationship to general practice.

This paper considers recent voluntary action in primary health care and focuses on community health initiatives, describes why they are important and how they may relate to general practice.

Potential benefits of student- and junior doctor-led textbooks

INTRODUCTION Medical textbooks are an important teaching supplement. Few have junior doctors or medical students ('juniors') as primary contributors. However, the strengths of junior-led face-to-face teaching are now well-established, and we hypothesized that similar advantages would be transferrable to a textbook setting. METHODS Juniors were approached to contribute to an independently publ...