Public Health and General Practice

Programme description

GMC Reference:

The General Practice (GP) and Public Health (PH) Dual Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) programme is a 7-year programme which integrates both GP and PH training into one training pathway. 

This programme will ensure that you meet the requirements of both the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) to hold a Dual Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in both specialties. 

The requirements of both specialties will need to be met, including successfully completing the RCGP and FPH postgraduate membership examinations and meeting the capabilities as outlined in the RCGP and FPH curricula. 

During the course of the programme, you will complete a variety of placements such as: 

• Hospital/Community Health-based placements
• Primary care 
• Public Health placement/attachments 

These will be integrated and carefully selected to ensure you can maintain capabilities in both specialties throughout the programme duration. 

Educational supervision will be provided in both GP and PH to support you throughout the programme. 

This will help you to translate your public health learning into your GP practice by working with a population and vice versa. 

Further information on Public Health Training can be located here.

Further information on GP Training and Programmes can be located here.  

Curriculum & Associated Assessment System: Public Health  General Practice

 

 

Example of Training Structure:

	GP/PH ST 1	GP/PH ST 2	GP/PH ST3	GP/PH ST4	GP/PH ST5	GP/PH ST6	GP/PH ST7
Placements	6 months hospital/community-based or GP	PH Induction and knowledge acquisition e.g. extended study period doing a MPH	6 Months PH/GP (including Health Protection for 3 months)	6 months PH	6 months GP	PH Interface/Integrated health	6 months PH Includes final 3 months of Health Protection attachment
	6 months GP or hospital/community		6 months PH	6 months GP	6 months PH		6 months GP

 

Research, audit, teaching and management opportunities

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Contacts and useful links

Information
Programme type (Deanery or National):	Deanery
Administration office:	National
Lead Dean / Director:	Dr Nitin Gambhir
Responsible Associate Postgraduate Dean or Assistant Director (GP):	Dr Cathy JohnmanCorrine ColesMonica Milne
Specialty or Sub-specialty:	Specialty
Date of GMC recent approval:	Aug 2024
Associated Royal College - Faculty:	Faculty of Public Health Royal College of General Practitioners
Curriculum and associated assessment system:
Programme administrator:	Name: Caitlin Gunn Tel: caitlin.gunn@nhs.scot Email:
Programme director(s):	Name: Cathy Johnman Email: cathy.johnman@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Quality of training:	Quality Management

How to apply

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