GP Placement Orientation Course

Maximise your GP placement experience

Medical student course Junior doctor course

GP Placement Orientation Course

Maximise your GP placement experience

Medical student course Junior doctor course

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Last updated 18 September 2025

What's involved?

Our GP Placement Orientation Course is designed to help introduce medical students and junior doctors to the rewarding world of general practice.

The course features up to six modules (~30-40 minutes each) which can be undertaken in stages:

Module 1: Introduction to general practice
Module 2: The consult
Module 3: Clinical reasoning
Module 4: Preventative health
Module 5: Common GP consultations
Module 6: Rural hospital work

Why take the course?

If you’re a medical student or a junior doctor on or about to undertake a GP placement, this course will help you:

prepare for your placement
understand the GP setting using interactive cases and reflection
maximise your in-practice learning experience
identify and access useful resources during your placement.