Year 5 GP Dermatology course and year 5 Paediatric enrichment week update

Dear tutors

thank you for all your hard work and enthusiasm teaching both these courses this year. The Year 5 GP-Dermatology course continues to be a success and will run in much the same way in the next academic year.

Unfortunately however, the Year 5 Paediatric enrichment week will not continue to run for 2018/19. I would like to thank all the tutors who contributed to the design and smooth running of this course over the last few years dealing graciously with challenges along the way. Your dedication in giving the students the best community paediatric experience possible, has been so greatly appreciated by the students and by me.

Now a brief update on the continuing Year 5 GP-Dermatology Course:

Year 5 GP-Dermatology:

Students have enjoyed their time learning about the Dermatology we see in primary care and the referral pathways available. The benefits of their time with you have been evident in the departmental sessions.

Going forward into the next academic year, I hope that many of you will sign up to continue teaching on this course. I have been working with students and teaching fellows to refresh the teaching cases in the new course guide, some of which have been piloted with your help in practice.

Aside from this, I envisage that the course will continue to run as it has been over the last few years. Please do get in touch with any feedback you think would be useful.

New tutors are always very welcome and there is no need to be a GPwSI in Dermatology. For more information please get in touch with Nadine Engineer n.engineer@imperial.ac.uk

Dr Senita Mountjoy

Year 5 Derm and Paeds course lead

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