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The NDPCHS Annual GP Tutors Conference 2025 was held on a crisp, wintery day at St Hilda’s College on 2 December 2025. This event brought together GP tutors from across the Thames Valley region with a range of thought-provoking talks and workshops, on the theme of 'Connected Practice: flourishing, creativity and community in Primary Care Education’.
The day began with a series of introductions from Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh (NDPCHS Head of Department and Nuffield Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences), Professor Catherine Swales (Director of Clinical Studies) and Professor Sophie Park (Director of Undergraduate Primary Care studies).
Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh discussed some of the international challenges in primary care which NDPCHS are tackling. Professor Caroline Swales provided updates from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, particularly in relation to the Curriculum and the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA). Professor Sophie Park linked this altogether by describing some of the initiatives across primary care placement provision and Academic Primary Care supporting student engagement about Generalism across both experiential learning and relevant scholarship. She highlighted the recent winner of the Martin Lawrence student award, NIHR School of Primary Care Research (SPCR) student internships and recent 'Career Pathways to Academic Primary Care' event.