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Congratulations to Dr Beena Gohil

Every year, Imperial College London gives out Teaching Excellence Awards to NHS teachers. This year, we were very pleased that an award was given to one of our GP teachers, Dr Beena Gohil from the Oldfield Family Practice in Greenford. The students who had been placed with Dr Gohil for their primary care teaching were very positive about their experience with her.

"I very much enjoyed my placement with Dr Gohil. She took the time out of her day to teach me about different aspects of general practice, and when I expressed my interest in becoming a GP, she gave me invaluable insight into her role in the community”.

"In addition to learning about general practice, Dr Gohil also allowed me the opportunity to find out more about the career and lifestyle of a GP. This was invaluable for a 5th year student who has many career decisions to make over the next 3 years. I felt I was able to ask Dr Gohil about her practice, her training and her lifestyle in order to get a real insight into the career of a GP”.

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