Supporting medical students towards careers in general practice

A meeting supported by the Association of University Departments of General
Practice Ireland and the Irish College of General Practitioners

Date: Friday September 25th 2020

Venue: Zoom

Time: 1200-1330hrs

Zoom: Link 

Chair: Prof Susan Smith, RCSI, Chair AUDGPI

1200 Prof Val Waas OBE, Keele University
‘By choice, not by chance’ : an update of the impact of a national English initiative to increase
numbers of students following careers in general practice

1215 Discussion

1225 Ryan Fagan, Medical Student, Chair University of Limerick GP Society: Perspectives of Irish
medical students

1235 Prof Andrew W Murphy, NUI Galway, Vice Chair AUDGPI: Perspectives of Irish university
departments

1245 Prof Frank Murray, Director National Doctors Training & Planning, HSE: Perspectives of the
NDTP

Chair: Mr Fintan Foy, CEO, ICGP

1255 Round table discussion with speakers and representatives of the Irish Medical Council, Irish
Medical Organisation and Irish Medical Schools Council

1320 Next steps

1330 Finish