e-GP : Being a General Practitioner

RCGP/e-Learning for Healthcare e-Learning Project

e-GP is a new initiative to develop online modules which will underpin the RCGP GP Curriculum and assist GPs with their Continuing Professional Development. The aim is to support traditional training mechanisms by offering a blended approach to learning and a resource that can be accessed anywhere at any time and be followed at the learner’s own pace. The first modules will be available by August 2008.

The e-GP project provides an unusual opportunity for GPs at all levels of practice experience to develop relevant and effective support for learning and professional development.

Module editors and writers needed

We are recruiting module editors and session authors to work with an experienced support team of software engineers from e-Learning for Healthcare. Modules will be built from a number of short bite-sized interactive learning modules, each focusing on a number of key learning objectives. 

If you are interested in becoming involved either as an author or module editor please contact Kate Tunnicliffe for further information (postgraduatetraining@rcgp.org.uk) with your name, contact email address and area of interest.

You can also register your interest through the e-GP section of the e-LfH website.

Setting up the project

The project is led by Council member Dr Bill Reith, Chair of the Postgraduate Training Board, and by Clinical Project Lead Dr Ben Riley. 

The first priority set by the e-GP project group is to address as the learning needs of registrars progressing through specialist training. The project is designed so that over time the content will become progressively more relevant to the needs of all registrars and subsequently all GPs and will contribute towards appraisal, certification and re-certification.

Getting involved

Are you

• a GPStR or recently certified GP willing to help us define and meet your priority learning needs?
• A current or recent MRCGP candidate with materials that could form the basis of a learning session?
• A GP who has taught medical students, foundation doctors or specialist registrars who has a tried and tested approach that could be developed for e-learning?
• A GP involved with the organisation of training in your Deanery, member of an Academic Unit or part of a Clinical Network who could work as a team to provide several sessions linked together as a module?
• Someone with experience of e-learning either as provider or learner?

If you are, we would like to hear of your ideas and interests.

Please contact Kate Tunnicliffe for further information (postgraduatetraining@rcgp.org.uk). You can also register your interest through the e-GP section of the e-LfH website.

DoH funding

This project is one of eight to be funded by the DoH in the roll-out of an initiative that began with a pilot in radiology.