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Medical Student Feedback on placements

Medical Student Feedback on placements

Medical students are encouraged to provide constructive feedback around their clinical placement experiences. The process is similar in both medical schools and happens in both hospital and GP settings. For anyone interested, here are the questions...

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GP Placement allocations for 26-27 complete

GP Placement allocations for 26-27 complete

Prior to this recruitment cycle, the GP Sub Deanery has collaborated closely with both medical schools to fully understand the recruitment and allocation principles used in preceding years. We continue to listen to GP teams across NI, having...

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Launch of RCGPNI Rural Elective Award 2026

Launch of RCGPNI Rural Elective Award 2026

The GP Sub Deanery and RCGPNI want to actively encourage medical students to experience rural GP practice in NI. To assist with this, RCGPNI is launching an award open to medical students from either QUB or UU who chose to complete their elective...

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GP Sub Deanery Spring 2026 Newsletter

GP Sub Deanery Spring 2026 Newsletter

The GP Sub Deanery has published its third newsletter which contains all the latest updates on primary care undergraduate medical education. It also provides an update on GP placement allocations for 2026-27 Thank you to every practice who...

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QUB presents annual Robin Harland Award

QUB presents annual Robin Harland Award

The QUB General Practice Team was delighted to visit Corran Surgery, Larne, on 4 March 2026 to present the 2024-25 Robin Harland Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Education to Dr Gordon Alexander. They were joined by our Sub Deanery Northern...

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Supporting Rural GP Practices

Supporting Rural GP Practices

The GP Sub Deanery recently attended the RCGPNI Rural Conference on 5th March 2026 in Enniskillen. We were delighted to have a short slot to tell the audience of rural GPs about the Sub Deanery and how it can support practices interested or already...

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Medical Students Shine in RCGPNI Essay competition

Medical Students Shine in RCGPNI Essay competition

Medical Students Shine in RCGPNI Essay Competition The GP Sub Deanery (GPSD) is delighted to congratulate three Queen’s University Belfast medical students who have been named winners in the RCGPNI Medical Student Essay Competition 2025. This...

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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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