The Teaching PCT Good Practice Conference was held on 27 September 2005 at Regent's College Conference Centre in Regent's Park, London. 

This was the second annual conference organised by the management board of the Teaching PCT. The purpose of the conference was to enable participants to take stock of current trends in workforce development within North West London.  We wanted people to share examples of their work; to be able to place these in the wider context of changes across the country; and to identify priorities for action in future.

To read the conference report, click here.  Two workshop reports are also available to read.  Report 1 and Report 2

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The Teaching PCT is working with Imperial College to attract & develop high quality staff

Dr Suzanne Anderson was appointed Paediatric Teaching Fellow in April 2005 and Dr Arti Maini became a GP Teaching Fellow in Ealing in September; they combine clinical work with teaching undergraduate medical students.

Why did you become a Teaching Fellow?

Dr M: My interest in medical education started as a student running MedSIN (www.medsin.org), a network of medical students who raise awareness of and take action on global health issues locally, nationally and internationally. I am working towards a Masters in Medical Education now, while maintaining my skills as a practising GP.

Dr A: After completing my PhD in TB genetics I trained in community child health with special interests in refugee and immigrant health and infectious diseases. I want to empower GPs and other healthcare workers with better knowledge of current paediatric issues.

Dr M: Working with motivated, enthusiastic medical students and clinical work with patients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.

Dr A: Interacting with a wide spectrum of community based medical staff; designing new approaches to teaching; being on a steep and rewarding learning curve!

Dr M: Providing a link between hospital and community will help ensure that the undergraduate medical curriculum is relevant to primary care. Medical students should learn how to practice high quality clinical medicine with a patient-centred approach, develop an understanding of the wider social, economic and cultural dimensions of health to ready them for the challenges of medicine in the 21st century!

Dr A: By creating new and innovative approaches to learning and forging links between the community and paediatrics at the secondary and tertiary level.