GP Specialty Academic Training (GPSAT)

All recruits to GP training in Wales can apply for GP Specialty Academic Training Posts run by the 3 medical schools in Wales – North Wales, Swansea and Cardiff.  Residents apply during their second year and commence the post from the start of their ST3 year.

GPSAT trainees undertake their ST1 and ST2 years as normal. During their ST3 and ST4 years they spend half of each week in a clinical GP setting and half in academic training.

Adverts for academic GP Specialty training posts are usually circulated in March/April each year with applications made direct to the relevant University.

Academic training and supervision is provided by relevant University. GP Academic residents undertake their academic sessions in the University hosting their post but will continue their clinical training in their GP Training Scheme and will not be required to move for this element of their GP training.  

Bangor University

GP academic trainees are hosted by the North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research, Bangor University, led by Dr Rebecca Payne (Welcome | North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research | Bangor University).

Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University SchooI of Medicine  

GP Specialty Academic Trainees are attached to the Division of Population Medicine, which is part of Cardiff University School of Medicine under the leadership of Professors Adrian Edwards and Andrew Carson-Stevens, Drs Joy Mcfadzean, Freya Davies and Harry Ahmed. (Cardiff University School of Medicine).

Swansea University Medical School 

GP academic trainees are attached to the primary care team of Swansea University Medical School under the leadership of Drs Llinos Roberts, Jonathan Harikrishnan and Chris Horn (Swansea University Medical School)