Meet the President
It’s a great
pleasure to welcome you to the College and we hope this is just the
beginning of the relationship. I hope that you will become an
Associate in Training member and take advantafe of the benefits we
offer. We hope you’ll find that your membership continues to add
value to your own career as it unfolds.
The College is keen to represent the interests
of members and to listen to your ideas and suggestions for how you
would like to see general practice develop, and what we can do for
you as members. In response to feedback from members seeking a
regular form of contact from the College, we have created a monthly
e-newsletter to bring you up to speed with changes in GP training,
the new College assessment and to keep you up to speed with
reminders and all important diary dates. It’s important to us that
we offer you the support you deserve throughout your training and
in exchange, we hope that you will tell us your thoughts along the
way.
The College is organised around its 31 local
College branches, known as Faculties. Attending courses and events
run by your Faculty is an excellent way of establishing your
relationship with the College, generating social and professional
contact with peers, and facilitates contact between GPs and those
who work in local primary health care.
The College’s Officers meet regularly with
Ministers and senior officials in the NHS and Department of Health,
and the College contributes regularly to consultations on issues of
National Policy. GP Registrars are represented on Council and
you’ll be introduced to your reps in this guide.
Congratulations on choosing general practice as a career. We
hope that you enjoy your training and wish you the very best for
your future.
Professor David Haslam
President