The Department of General Practice is an academic department in the School of Medicine.

Our aim is to improve health and healthcare by strengthening and developing general practice and primary care.

We are committed to:

• contributing to the national and international primary care research agenda, focusing on managing chronic health conditions in the community
• developing and delivering evidence-based primary care education for undergraduate and postgraduate students
• facilitating general practice placements for medical students
• providing continuing professional development for general practitioners and primary care professionals
• supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate research students