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Ask medical students to read a paper or clinical case and then present a seminar-type discussion (Photograph: SPL)

Teaching medical students

Planning lessons and varying teaching methods will help to engage students, says Dr Peter Washer...

There are several routes in academic general practice: research and teaching are both academic specialties and some doctors combine the two (Photograph: SPL)

GP Training - Academic general practice

Academia can provide a rewarding change from clinical practice, says Dr Mareeni Raymond....

A Registrar Survival Guide - dealing with latecomers

Your surgery is running fairly smoothly, albeit you are 20 minutes behind. It appears that two patie...

The patient had a number of small, brown papules on her chest

Pictorial Case Study: dermatosis papulosa nigra

The case: This 48-year-old patient had been aware of a number of small, brown papules on the upper p...

There are specific circumstances where relevant information from a patient's notes should be discussed (Photograph: SPL)

Medico-legal - Patients' records after death

Relatives often request details from GPs about deceased patients, says MPS adviser Dr Rachel Birch....

Babies and children of teenage mothers tend to have higher health risks (Photograph: SPL)

Managing teenage pregnancies

GPs are the link between the services involved in caring for pregnant teenagers. By Dr Gillian Jenki...

The patient has difficulty falling asleep and then feels tired at work (Photograph: SPL)

MRCGP: CSA practice case - Patient with insomnia

To be used individually or in a study group with someone playing the doctor, patient and assessor. D...

An angry patient may bring questions of professionalism to the fore (Photograph: SPL)

Consultation Skills - Demonstrating professionalism

Professional skills, such as calmness under pressure, are attained through training....

Two-week referrals: the rules are not necessarily exhaustive (Photograph: SPL)

A Registrar Survival Guide - Two-week referral

GPs have a crucial role in the detection of cancer, and one of the most important tools for this is ...

Sister Mary Joseph nodule: a palpable nodule that bulges into the umbilicus as a result of metastasis of a pelvic or abdominal malignancy (Photograph: NZ Dermnet)

Pictorial Case Study - Sister Mary Joseph nodules

Contributed by Dr Gwen Lewis, a GP in Windsor, Berkshire....

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