New campaign launched to encourage GPs to teach tomorrow’s doctors

The University of Bristol has launched a new campaign encouraging practicing GPs to ‘step up and teach’ the next generation of doctors. Changes to the undergraduate medical curriculum at the University mean that more GP teachers are needed to deliver around 50,000 sessions per year to 1,250 students across five academic years, up from 17,000 sessions per year. This is due to an increase in the amount of medical student learning that will take place in the community, including in general practice, up from 10 per cent to 30 per cent of the curriculum. The campaign, led by Bristol’s Centre