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RCGP launches online student forum for medical undergraduates

Medical students around the UK will be able to access a wealth of information about becoming a GP by logging on to the Royal College of General Practitioners’ (RCGP) new online student forum.

The forum, which was piloted earlier this year, has now been rolled out nationwide in time for the new intake of undergraduates in September.

Designed to support students through their time at medical school and onto the Foundation programme, the forum provides information and careers guidance about general practice and allows registered users to access online publications and news bulletins. It also offers a range of benefits including discounts at the RCGP bookshop and use of the College’s library services.

Laura Struthers, a fourth year medical student at King’s College London, took part in the pilot. She says: “Since preclinical GP placements I’ve known I want to enter general practice, and joining the RCGP Student Forum has given me invaluable careers advice with which to actively pursue this goal.

“With information ranging from ethical tutorials, CV templates and interview advice to other insights into ‘Life as a GP’ and ‘The role of the College’, the RCGP student forum has provided a concise but comprehensive resource to put me at an advantage in today’s competitive training environment.”

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For more information, or for an image of Laura Struthers, please contact Lorna Fletcher in the RCGP press office on 020 7344 3136 or email press@rcgp.org.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS

• The Student Forum can be accessed at www.rcgp.org.uk/studentforum
  
• Students who would like to find out more about the forum should contact students@rcgp.org.uk
  
• The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation in the United Kingdom solely for GPs. It aims to encourage and maintain the highest standards of general medical practice and to act as the “voice” of GPs on issues concerned with education; training; research; and clinical standards. Founded in 1952, the RCGP has over 30,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline.