Welcome to the Postgraduate School of General Practice in the West Midlands
Welcome to the GP school in the West Midlands. We are one of the largest schools of general practice in the country, with a strong record of supporting resident doctors and experienced doctors who want to pursue a career in general practice. More than 94% of our GP specialty trainees (GP registrars) achieve Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP), reflecting their hard work and commitment.
Around 1,500 GP specialty trainees are training across the West Midlands. They learn within 5 sub‑regional areas and follow one of 16 GP training programmes. Each programme is supported by our enthusiastic and experienced educators including trainers, training programme directors and an associate dean.
We work closely with other postgraduate schools and with the Primary Care Community Team, which oversees the education of practice nurses, community nurses and a wide range of multi‑professional healthcare practitioners.
On our pages, you can explore information about:
West Midlands GP training programmes
You can find out more about the West Midland GP training programmes by visiting their webpages:
Useful West Midland’s GP training information:
New GP training developments in the West Midlands
As a GP resident doctor, also known as registrars, in ST1 there will be three, four-month attachments, one of these in primary care, the other two in secondary care. In ST2, eight months will be in primary care, and four months in secondary care. The whole of ST3 will be in primary care, normally at the same practice that your ST1 attachment was undertaken.
During your ST1 post there will also be a structured learning innovative training post (ITP). There may also be the opportunity for a different ITP in ST2. These may include time spent with local hospice or palliative care teams, working with mental health, addictions or homeless services.
Academic general practice
There are opportunities to undertake an academic training programme attached to the academic departments of the local Universities Birmingham, Warwick and Keele. These opportunities are advertised annually for resident doctors in general practice to spend 12 months in academic research interspersed with the final year of GP training. The ST3 year is extended into an ST4 year.
For a list of our approved GP trainers, also known as GP educators, visit the GMC website.
Our extensive training networks are designed to accommodate a wide variety of needs and ambitions. The rich diversity of programmes gives many choices and opportunities. Visit our training programmes page for more details.