The World Turned Upside Down: The Case For Thinking Differently About Undergraduate Education

Dr Alex Fitzgerald-Barron, Dr Faith Hill, Professor Johnny Lyon-Maris, Dr Samantha Scallan

Summary of Work
The paper reflects on recent debates about recruitment and retention to general practice, and makes a case for ‘thinking differently’ about undergraduate education. It appeared in the Life & Times section of the BJGP (details below) and we enclose a longer version here.

Publications

Publication Year DOI Link
The British Journal of General Practice - The World Turned Upside Down https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X695525 http://bjgp.org/content/68/669/185 Download file

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