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Training at Barrack Lane Medical Centre
GPs in Training
Our practice is approved to train fully qualified doctors who wish to specialise in general practice. Our GP registrar will have had 2 to 4 years of experience as a qualified hospital doctor working in various specialities. They consult patients on their own, under the mentorship of our trainer.
Occasionally, we ask permission to video a appointment. You will always be asked in advance and are given the option not to take part, and this will not affect your care in any way. No recording will be taken without your consent and the camera will be switched off on request. These videos are used only for educational purposes with the doctor doing the consultation and are destroyed after use.
Medical Students
Medical students are sometimes attached to the practice for 2 to 3 weeks as part of their training. If you do not wish a student to be present during your appointment, please inform the receptionist.
At Barrack Lane Medical Centre we are proud to be placement hosts for medical students from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Each year, we have groups of students come to Barrack Lane throughout the year for learning and training in a primary care setting and gaining experience in how a GP practice works and the type of problems they will encounter while working in GP practices and the NHS.
While we do provide classroom-based learning, we also provide practical learning and experience for these students where we get patients to come in and talk about their health conditions, participate in medical tutorials and also conduct appointments and consultations with patients while supervised by a fully qualified GP/Doctor.
If you have any queries or would like to help in the training and build experience for our next generation of doctors and health care professionals, please contact the practice today so we can consider you for an upcoming teaching day.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Why have I been invited to see the students?
For each week the students cover a different topic and health condition. To assist the students with their learning we review the records of patients with the health conditions related to the upcoming week's topic. After looking at your records we may invite you in to speak or have a consultation with the medical students if your records show it may be beneficial to their training were they to see you.
Can I decline seeing the students or having a physical examination from the students?
Yes, just like with a normal doctor, you are not forced to see them, and you can decline any examination you are not comfortable with and can request a chaperone be present if you would prefer.
For any appointment or talk with the students, there will be a fully qualified GP/Doctor supervising.
If you have been contacted about seeing the students and you would not like to see them or would not like to be considered for seeing the sudents, please contact the practice to let our student administrator know.
Do the medical students have medical qualifications?
Most of the students won't have any medical qualifications before starting the course and are training to get these qualifications. For any consult or talk with the students there will be a fully qualified GP/Doctor supervising and any examination that is undertaken, the students have been trained in performing.
Is there anything I have to do?
Patients seeing the students only need to turn up at the practice and sign in for their appointment as normal. We do ask patients before their appointment to sign a consent form to say they are happy to see the students and afterwards an optional small feedback form to comment on the students performance during their appointment.