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Year 5 GP clinical placement<\/h1>\n

Year 5 students are making the transition from medical student to foundation doctor. They need to consider how they will manage patients, interact with staff and the public and make some firm career plans.<\/p>\n

General practice is an important career choice for students. This attachment with you offers them an excellent opportunity to address their learning needs and plan for their futures post-graduation.<\/p>\n

What the placement involves<\/h2>\n

29 hours per week (Long\/short days), between 7am – 9pm, Monday to Sunday.<\/p>\n

Year 5 follows a student assistantship model in preparation for foundation training.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Your close supervision is essential to support students to develop the skills needed to consult independently and progress to F1.<\/p>\n

Students become part of your team and benefit from ample feedback on their presentations, differentials and management plans. They will document in the notes, arrange & review investigations, draft referral letters and prescribe under supervision. They will also\u00a0complete a practice referral letter as part of their placement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAn excellent placement experience. Well organised, clear communication before and during the placement. Friendly staff who made us feel comfortable from day one and integrated us into the team.<\/em>\u201d
Year 5 MBChB student 2025-26<\/em><\/p>\n

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Support for GPs<\/h2>\n

PRiME Core – New Clinical Placement Supervisor workshops\u00a0[2hrs] will run throughout the year for new<\/strong>\u00a0tutors.<\/p>\n

Visit the PRiME Core website page<\/a> page for more information.<\/p>\n

PRiME Advanced – Teaching Clinical Reasoning in Practice (now including remote consultations) [3hrs] will run for experienced<\/strong> Clinical Placement Supervisors.<\/p>\n

Visit the PRiME Advanced website page<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

Ongoing support is also available from the MB ChB Community team. Each teaching practice is allocated a named Locality Academic Lead and GP Placement Co-ordinator, whose details you can find on the Contact information for your area<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Dates for 2026-27<\/h2>\n

All Year 5 students attend a five-week GP block between 1 September 2026 – 7 February 2027.<\/p>\n

GP tutors select one or more of these blocks:<\/p>\n

01.09.26 \u2013 04.10.26<\/p>\n

05.10.26 \u2013 08.11.26<\/p>\n

09.11.26 \u2013 13.12.26<\/p>\n

04.01.27 \u2013 07.02.27<\/p>\n

Payment<\/h2>\n

Payment is \u00a33,045.00 per student for a five week block.<\/p>\n

Contact us<\/h2>\n

Get in touch to sign up or ask a question:<\/p>\n

The MB ChB Community team –<\/strong> sms.communityenquiries@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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