The investment of a new medical school in its local primary care community

Bartlett, Maggie; Webb, Matthew; McKinley, Robert K

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Keele School of Medicine has an innovative new MBChB curriculum with a strong focus on primary care. Our students spend a minimum of 115 days in general practice. AIM: To describe the investment by the school in the local primary care community. METHOD: We collated data on list sizes of current undergraduate teaching practices, county populations and the investment in practices' teaching skills and physical premises. RESULTS: Between academic years 2010-11 and 2012-13 a total of 118 (annual mean of 99) practices contributed to teaching across six counties, providing care for 655 229 people. Forty-five per cent of 243 practices in Staffordshire and Shropshire teach. They serve 51% of the two counties' population. We have invested £1.62 million in the premises of 25 practices providing services for 18% of people in Staffordshire and Shropshire, £273 000 in a rural campus in Shropshire, and £99 387 in set-up grants. We have conducted 249 practice development visits. There were 540 attendances at tutor development sessions. We have had a total of 2300 hours of face-to-face contact with our practices. CONCLUSION: The school has made a major investment in general practice in its area, contributing to the development of general practitioners and investing in practice premises.

Citation

Bartlett, M., Webb, M., & McKinley, R. K. (2015). The investment of a new medical school in its local primary care community. Education for Primary Care, 89 - 94. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2015.11494319

• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2014
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2015
• Journal: Education for Primary Care
• Print ISSN: 1473-9879
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Pages: 89 - 94
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2015.11494319
• Keywords: medical faculty; primary health care; undergraduate medical education
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14739879.2015.11494319