Mentoring in General Practice

Being a mentor in general practice can be intense. Supporting students to achieve their competencies is entirely possible but will take more than shadowing the practice nurse.

Example resources

Here you find some example resources that I have used to make students feel welcome and to facilitate their understanding of general practice in the wider context.

Example student timetable

Example instructions for annual reviews (excerpt as not universal)

Introduction flow chart (accompanying staff profiles):

Quizzes & mini case studies

Quizzes and mini case studies can be used to help student demonstrate the competencies that are otherwise harder to achieve in general practice, see examples below

Please note: I have not updated the links on some of these resources for a while.

Medicines quiz (can complete at pharmacy visit)

Infectious diseases quiz

Nutrition competencies: Use the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool to assess a high risk patient e.g. a patient with COPD, for malnourishment

eLearning

Here are links to helpful e-learning resources

Foot checks: Foot Risk Awareness and Management Education (FRAME)

Diabetic Foot Screening

Asthma