Faculty

Research

The school of primary care commissions and undertakes research into postgraduate medical education in primary care. We collaborate in this with a number of research bodies including independent researchers, universities and the RCGP.

A summary of our various current research projects is shown in the table below:

Project	Partner	Deanery Lead
Appraisal of established GPs	UWE	Richard Wharton
Educational needs of GPSTRs in respiratory medicine	Anthony Curtis	Steve Holmes
Effectiveness of learning at CPD events with attendance by both trainees and experienced GPs	UWE	Jim Morison
Competency based selection of GP educators	Anthony Curtis	Paul Main
Predictive validity of various selection methodologies used in GPST selection	City/Work Psychology Group	Bill Irish
Core cognitive ability and selection of GPSTs	City/Work Psychology Group	Bill Irish
Supporting practice nurses in the development of advanced competences	UWE	Tina Fear
Narrative study of doctors on the GP returner scheme	Anthony Curtis	Jim Morison

Recently completed projects include:

Project	Partner	Deanery Lead	Status
Saplings into oaks – developing capability and competence in GPSTRs	-	Jeff Clark and the South Bristol GP trainers group	Published in BJGP 2009
Quality in primary health care: Complexity: a simple approach to quality.	-	Terry Kemple	BMJ letter, Published 2009
Risk taking in general practice: GP out-of-hours referrals to hospital	Rossdale M, Payne S, Calnan M, Greenwood R, Ingram J	Terry Kemple	Published in BJGP 2009
Designing an assessment tool for professional attributes of medical graduates from a new medical school in Nepal	-	Huw Morgan	Published in South East Asian Journal of Medical Education, June 2009.
What can Medical Education learn from eight year old children?	Simon Atkinson, Tricial Thorpe	John Seddon	Presented at AMEE 2009
QIPP and education	-	Steve Holmes	Published EFPC November 2009
Leadership in respiratory medicine	J Scullion	Steve Holmes	Poster presented at European Respiratory Society meeting - 15^th September Vienna
National implementation of appraisal	NAPCE	Steve Holmes	Presented at NAPCE Proceedings of National Appraisal Conference 2009
Knowledge of asthma guidelines: results of a UK General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG) web-based 'Test your Knowledge' quiz	GP Airway Group	Steve Holmes	Published 2009. http://www.thepcrj.org/journ/aop/pcrj-2009-03-0030.pdf
What happens when doctors are patients? A qualitative study of GPs	Bath University (Fiona Fox, Gordon Taylor, Karen Rodham)	Michael Harris	Published in BJGP 2009.
Experiencing ‘The Other Side’: A Study of Empathy and Empowerment in General Practitioners who Have heen Patients.	Bath University (Fiona Fox, Gordon Taylor, Karen Rodham)	Michael Harris	Published in Qualitative Health Research 2009.
“It’s crucial they're treated as patients”: Ethical guidance and empirical evidence regarding treating doctor-patients	Bath University (Fiona Fox, Gordon Taylor, Karen Rodham)	Michael Harris	Accepted for publication: British Journal of Medical Ethics
Helping International Medical Graduates to success in the MRCGP	Louise Remedios, Ameet Deshpande	Michael Harris	Submitted for publication
Educational opportunities provided by NHS direct	Anthony Curtis	Rupa Khistriya Paul Main	Submitted for publication
Workplace-based assessment for GP Specialist Trainees in hospitals: how is it actually working?	UWE (Abby Sabey)	Michael Harris	Presented at UKCEA, Being prepared for Ottawa 2010 and for publication
Co-MASL for experienced trainers	Anthony Curtis, John Pitts	Paul Main	Published in Education for Primary Care March 2009.
Performance of experienced GPs in the MRCGP AKT	RCGP	Bill Irish	Published in BJGP 2009.
Differential item function and validity of SJTs	City/Work Psychology Group	Bill Irish	Presented BPS annual conference 2009
Shortlisting tests for core medical training	RCP, City/Work Psychology Group	Bill Irish	Published in Clinical Medicine 2009

Faculty Research & Projects

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