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Amicus Education
We are an experienced and thriving training practice
We are committed to providing an exceptional training experience within a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking team environment. As a training practice, opportunities for GP registrars, student nurses, paramedics and pharmacists and medical students - helping to nurture the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Many of our trainees choose to continue their careers with us, contributing to the strength and continuity of our team. 4 of our partners began their journey with Amicus Health Group as GP trainees, reflecting our commitment to developing and retaining talented clinicians within our workforce.
Meet our Education team
Education Co-ordinator
Associate Dean, North Devon GP Training Programme
PGCert Medical Education
GP Trainer
Medical Student Lead
GP Training Programme Director, North Devon VTS
PGCert Clinical Education
GP Trainer
FSRH Faculty Registered Trainer
GP Registrar Lead
GP Trainer
GP Training Programme Director, Exeter and East Devon VTS
GP Trainer
GP Trainer
PGCert Clinical Education
Exeter Medical School Professional Development Group Tutor
GP Trainer
Lead for surgery and dermatology
Integrated Training Post.
GP Trainer
PCN ARRS role lead
GP lead for Foundation doctors
GP Trainer
GP Trainer
GP Trainer
Our current Exeter Medical School-trained assessors:
- Gregory Davies
- Harry Edwards
- Kathryn Edwards
- Katherine Foster
- Ben Norris
- Mark Randall
- Helen Stephens
- James Wood
- Natasha Dunn
- Peter Halestrap
- Frank O'Kelly
- Anna Quine
- Lorna Willoughby
GP registrar training
GP registrars are fully qualified doctors with at least three years’ hospital experience. Some GP registrars have trained in other medical specialties before deciding to pursue General Practice as a career.
Registrars here are a valuable part of our team and work under the supervision of a more experienced GP until they complete their training. There are seven GP trainers at the practice, as listed above in our ‘Meet the team’ section.
We love to get our GP registrars involved in Amicus Education themselves. This can include teaching medical students, presenting at clinical meetings, working with us on exciting projects and presenting our work at national conferences.
We are delighted to be a Tier 2 visa sponsor which enables us to work with doctors who are International Medical Graduates once they have completed GP training.
Medical student education
Amicus Health Group is proud to be involved in the training of medical students from the University of Exeter. We host medical students from the early years up until their final year, where they become part of our team during their 6-week placement at Amicus.
If a medical student is present on the day of your appointment, you will always be asked beforehand if you are happy for them to be there. Whilst consultation skills are an important part of medical education, we completely understand if you prefer a student was not present during your visit.
If you are a medical student set to join us, Nicky will be in touch with your timetable well in advance of your placement. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to reach out to Nicky prior to your placement with us.
Foundation year doctors
We host foundation year two doctors, known as our F2. F2s are fully qualified doctors who are in their first two years of working in medicine. They can consult independently but work under the supervision of our experienced GPs. At present, our F2s are mainly based at our Bampton site. Around half of foundation programme doctors will go on to have careers in General Practice.
GP retainer scheme
The National GP Retention Scheme is a designed to support doctors, who might otherwise leave the profession, remain in clinical general practice. This can be for a number of reasons such as being close to retirement or having childcare responsibilities.
Amicus Health has hosted several doctors as retained GP and is firmly committed to supporting our colleagues to stay in the profession. If you are interested in the retainer scheme at Amicus Health Group please contact our practice manager.
ATOM Graduates 2024
ATOM Graduates 2023
Dr Davies at Stoke Hill Nursery School with Ava (3)
Work experience and supporting our future doctors
We are passionate about supporting the next generation of doctors. We are proud to have started a free course for college students considering a career in medicine.
The 'A Taste of Medicine' (ATOM) course is run over a number of evenings and is designed to provide expert advice about becoming a doctor as well as helping to boost your UCAS application.
The course includes:
- Careers talks from medical experts from a range of specialities
- Practical skills workshops
- A Basic Life Support course
- Interview practice with senior doctors
- Advice for volunteering and undertaking work experience
- Talks on how and where to apply
- Tips on applications from current medical students
- Advice on what you should do if you don't get a place or don't make your predicted grades
The course has been featured in a Devon Live artice which you can read here.
For more information about our 'Taste of Medicine' course please contact our practices.
Education for schools and younger children
The team at Amicus are delighted to give talks to younger children about keeping healthy, visiting the doctor's or even future careers in Healthcare. If you would like to arrange a visit to your nursery, school or children's club please contact our practices. You can read more about our visits to local schools in a recent Devon Live article here.
Dr Williams and Dr Davies at Two Moors Primary
The 2nd Tiverton Cub Scouts with the Amicus Team
Daily Huddle Meetings
The team at Amicus Health Group meet every morning for an informal meeting where we share clinical updates and discuss interesting cases. This forms an important part of our commitment to lifelong learning for all members or our team from first year students to our most senior physicians. It also ensures our patients with more complex healthcare needs benefit from the knowledge and experience of a large team of physicians.
Monthly Clinical Meetings
Once a month we hold in-house clinical meetings. These bring all clinicians in the practice together for an educational update and discussion of important issues like safeguarding and learning events.
We welcome our registrars and medical students to these meetings whilst you are on placement with us. We would encourage you to present any quality improvement work you do with us at these meetings too.
Research
Dr Greg Davies is our practice lead on research, and he is supported by our co-ordinator Nicky. We are currently actively involved in the Cancer Alliance in East Devon, as well as other exciting research projects.
Read more about research at Amicus
Doctors from Amicus often showcase their work on a national level at the RCGP conference. Previous projects include working with asylum seekers, projects on menopause care and asthma, primary care education and presentations on sustainable healthcare.
Minor Surgery in General Practice
Clare House Surgical is a long running service within Amicus and provides skin surgery, carpal tunnel operations and vasectomies. Medical students and GP registrars are encouraged to spend time in our operating theatre to learn about surgery in the community. Dr Wood runs an Integrated Training Post in Surgery and Dermatology for GP registrars. The surgical team also teach doctors regionally as part of the New To Practice scheme.
Contraception: Coil and Implant Training
Dr Stephens is now a Faculty Registered Trainer, allowing us to train contraceptive coil and implant fitters of the future and help them achieve their letters of competence (LoC-IUD and Loc-SDI).