Staff development

We provide free PRiME (Professionals in Medical Education) staff development workshops and events throughout the academic year.

These are designed to help GP Clinical Placement Supervisors (CPS) and members of the practice team develop their teaching skills and knowledge of the MBChB course.

All PRiME Core: CPS, PRiME Advanced and PRiME Team sessions count towards the yearly training requirement of six hours for the practice that is written into your tutor contract, and they can be used for your GP appraisal. We do not charge you or your staff to attend these courses.

PRiME Core: New Clinical Placement Supervisor (CPS)

The PRiME Core: New Clinical Placement Supervisor workshop is a 2 hour session that covers all the basics of getting started in teaching undergraduate medical students. It covers the basics of what is involved in being a Clinical Placement Supervisor, and how to teach medical students (using examples from your own experience of teaching and being taught). And also feedback (both giving and receiving) and assessment of students on placements, with some advice on what to teach in clinical practice.

N.B. The session will be delivered via Zoom.

Currently, we require at least one GP CPS at your practice to have attended this training before you take students, but all GPs and allied healthcare professionals who work directly with our students are encouraged to attend.

Sessions consistently receive good feedback from attendees, and are relaxed and informative.

PRiME Core – New Clinical Placement Supervisor workshops [2hrs] will run throughout the year.

Visit the PRiME Core website page page for more information and a list of events that we are running. You can also sign up for an event via that page.

PRiME Advanced – Clinical Reasoning in Practice (with additional reference to remote consultations)

This 3 hour workshop is designed to increase your knowledge and skills to help your students with their Clinical Reasoning (CR). Clinical Reasoning is a key part of the MBChB and in this workshop you will learn what we mean when we talk about CR, and feel confident to teach it.

The intended learning outcomes of this 3 hour workshop are to:

• Understand the thought processes that underlie Clinical Reasoning
• Describe CR learning in the Manchester MBChB Programme
• Promote the application of CR acknowledging influence of context
• Apply recognised methods to teach CR to help students learn and practice more effectively
• Provide evidence-based formative feedback to learners on their CR abilities

Visit the PRiME Advanced website page page for more information a list of the events we are running. You can also sign up for an event via that page.

PRiME: Healthcare Practitioners – New training for all clinical staff in the practice

• A 2-hour interactive face-to-face session for all clinical staff involved in teaching medical students in the GP surgery
• Aimed at your practice healthcare and allied healthcare team- including nurses, HCAs, physios, physician associates, pharmacists and more. 
• Boost your confidence in supporting medical undergraduates in your role, pick up practical skills in how to teach using evidence-based teaching theory, tips on how to support and offer feedback, and strengthen your ability to nurture the next generation of doctors.

PRiME: Administrative – New training for all administrative and non-clinical staff in the practice

• A 2-hour interactive face-to-face session for all practice admin staff who support the medical student placements
• Aimed at receptionists, secretaries, managers, and others
• Covering themes such as planning placements and setting timetables, supporting students during their time in practice, and sharing strategies with colleagues to make placements run smoothly.
• Strengthen your role in creating a positive learning environment for students and the wider practice team.

PRiME GPST

We also provide PRIME^GPST training as part of the Vocational Training Scheme for postgraduate trainees and support registrars teaching undergraduates, as long as the GP tutor is the overall supervisor and does the end of placement assessment.

PRiME: Professionals in Medical Education

If you are interested in developing your teaching further, we have a number of roles and courses on offer that you might be interested in. To find out more, visit the PRiME website.

“Support and training from the University has been excellent.”
Practice Manager

Leadership in Education Awards Programme (LEAP)

LEAP supports GPs who teach our students in documenting and evidencing teaching excellence. It is an opportunity for you to receive a formal, national qualification for your teaching.

The programme is accredited by AdvanceHE (formerly the Higher Education Academy or HEA) and can award Associate, Fellowship, Senior and Principal HEA Fellowships.

If you join LEAP, you’ll be assigned a mentor and a peer support group. You will also have access to a range of online resources and optional support workshops.

We can provide you with more details once you start teaching for the University.