Welcome to the GP Sub Deanery

Supporting GPs and their Practice teams to deliver excellence in GP placements, and promote General Practice as a career

Practice Visits

All you need to know about the visit

Quality Assurance

How is quality measured, and why it matters

Practice Resources

Practical tips and guidance

Medical Schools' Allocations

How student placements are assigned

SUMDE

Understanding the payment process

Medical Students' Hub

How to get the best out of placement

The GP Sub Deanery launched in December 2024. We are committed to supporting and developing General Practitioners through strategic leadership, robust governance, and continuous improvement and innovation. Establishment of the Sub Deanery represents a tangible opportunity to support primary care undergraduate education and to place it on an equal footing with the Sub Deaneries in HSC Trusts.

Considering medical student placements in your GP surgery?

Values

  • Educational Excellence - Ensure high and consistent standards of medical education

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  • Inclusion - encouraging all GP practices to consider undergraduate teaching opportunities
  • Equity of access for practices wishing to host undergraduate GP placements
  • ZClear and Transparent allocation process for recruitment of GP practices

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Correspondence to all GP Practices in NI

Correspondence to all GP Practices in NI

The GP Sub Deanery is here to support GP Practices across NI who wish to teach medical students, and act as role models for the next generation of doctors. We are a small team of GPs with 2 administrative staff. You can find out more about us here....

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GP Sub Deanery at Regional Practice Manager Conference

GP Sub Deanery at Regional Practice Manager Conference

The GP Sub Deanery recently attended the Practice Manager conference on 30th Septemebr at Dunsilly Hotel.  We were delighted to have a short slot to speak to more than 100 PMs present, to tell them about the Sub Deanery and how it can support...

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UU Module Leads Update

UU Module Leads Update

We now have a full team of UU Module Leads for this academic year. If you are a practice teaching UU students, then it will be helpful to know the lead for the relevant student year group. Year 1 Dr Brenda Toner Year 2 - Dr Paul Martin Year 3 - Dr...

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Dr Louise
Sands

GP Sub Dean

Dr Claire
Williamson

Locality Lead Eastern

Dr Paula Houton

Locality Lead Eastern & Module Lead

Dr Orla
Laverty

Locality Lead Northern

Dr James
McMullan

Locality Lead Southern

Vacant Post

Locality Lead Western

Dr John Glenn

Module Lead

Dr Helen Sherrey

Module Lead

Dr Jennifer Gabbie

Module Lead

Dr Aoife McCloskey

Module Lead

Dr Lynsey Adams

Module Lead

Dr Naomi Warnes

Module Lead

Dr Mary Donnelly

Module Lead

Dr Paul Martin

Module Lead

Dr Laura Devine

Module Lead

Dr Brenda Toner

Module Lead

Dr Andrew Wilson

Module Lead

Dr Vicky Cochrane

Module Lead

Operations Co-ordinators

Joanne
Bryson

Jenny
McLaughlin

Who We Work With