Our Annual Teachers Conference returned to campus on Wednesday 15 June 2022 and it was a great joy to see many of our colleagues from the GP community gathered together again.
This year the Undergraduate Primary Care Education Team were delighted to welcome three Imperial College London medical students as keynote speakers . This was the first time we have invited students to be our keynote, and I can firmly say it was a great success! The theme for the day was ‘the stories that connect us’. Students Thivyaa Gangatharan, Hamza Ikhlaq and Hareef Asunramu each shared their own stories of unique and inspiring journeys into medical school and the experiences that have shaped them as medical students. Each spoke movingly about their formative years pre-medical school and the paths that lead them to study medicine. They also beautifully shared their understanding of what belonging means to them within the medical school, and reflected on the relationships and connections that have helped shape their identities as our future doctors. To listen to each ten minute student keynote talk please go to our conference webpage Annual Teachers Conference 2022 (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/school-public-health/primary-care-and-public-health/teaching/undergrad/atc/2022/)
There were a variety of workshops throughout the day to support GP tutors with CPD. These ranged from ‘Inclusive medical education’ and ‘Integrating sustainable healthcare into the undergraduate medical curriculum’ to workshops in coaching, personalised care and ‘training the workforce with generalist skills’.
We received some excellent feedback from delegates who attended the day: “Really touching to hear the student’s stories and made me think about my own connections. Listening to the student presentations, being able to think about new topics like sustainability and bounce off ideas with colleagues.”
Thank you to all our students, community tutors and faculty who helped make the day such a success.