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VTS training - a personal account

VTS training - a personal account . Tom Waterfall – GP ST3 Chagford. Outline. My VTS Who’s who? What do we do? E-portfolio Diplomas/Courses Registrar year Tips Extracurricular activities Questions. My VTS - Torbay. 3 months GP 3 months ENT 6 months Cardiology/Medicine

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VTS training - a personal account

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  1. VTS training - a personal account Tom Waterfall – GP ST3 Chagford

  2. Outline • My VTS • Who’s who? • What do we do? • E-portfolio • Diplomas/Courses • Registrar year • Tips • Extracurricular activities • Questions

  3. My VTS - Torbay • 3 months GP • 3 months ENT • 6 months Cardiology/Medicine • 6 months Dermatology/Rheumatology • 6 months Paediatrics • 12 months GP reg

  4. Who’s who • GP trainers/educators • Educational programme, support, friendly and impartial • Educational supervisor • Long term relationship, e-portfolio, career planning • Clinical supervisors • Short term, performance, varying degrees of interest • VTS group • Peers, friends, future colleagues

  5. What do we do? • Play school • VTS days/afternoons, • GP educators and VTS group • Launch days • Everyone from the deanery • Residential • . . . . ! • Day job

  6. E-portfolio • Regular learning log entries • Reflective practice • Regular CEX’s and CBD’s • Don’t save them up! • Build up a skills log • Uploading files • Web pages, photos

  7. Diplomas/Courses • e.g. DRCOG, DCH, DFSRH, Minor surgery, STIF course . . . . • Consider early if relevant • Only if interests you • Would affect everyday practice • Study leave • Don’t stress/ Plenty of time/ Not compulsory

  8. Registrar year • Which practice? • Choice? People/staff, rural, urban, practice manager • 7 sessions in GP practice • Seeing patients, own clinics. • 1 session joint clinic • 1 session VTS • 1 session personal study • 12 out of hours sessions

  9. Registrar year - Exams • AKT • Knowledge based, multiple choice • CSA • Clinical, communication skills, £££ • E-portfolio sign off

  10. Tips • Orientation to GP related problems • What would I have done? • Would I have referred? • What can I learn from this? • Skills • e.g. suturing, speculums • Log book, DOPS (e-portfolio)

  11. Tips • Get to know your hospital colleagues • Building bridges • Clinic experience • Consultant/SpR teaching • Speak to peers and trainers for help

  12. Peninsula training

  13. And • Theatres • Sailing • Gardens • NT houses • Castles • Dartington hall • Museums • (Plymouth) • . . . . .

  14. Questions

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