The Mackenzie GP Society

We are St. Andrews' GP & medical generalism society! We aim to make students informed & enthusiastic about GP, & encourage them to be versatile doctors.

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

JOIN GP SOC COMMITTEE! Come to our EGM: Monday 6th Nov at 17:30 in Beacon Bar.

We are looking for:
- Publicity Officer
- Events Officer
- BSc Rep

All you need to do is give a short (~ 2min) speech on why you should be elected.

Note: you must be a member in order to apply!

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

Extended thank you to Dr Scully, Dr Gordon & Dr Wilson for giving up their time to teach our students, and to Christal & team at @StAndMedicine for their generous help in facilitating the clinical skills workshop! Thank you for inspiring our doctors of the future🌟

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

Thank you to those who attended our Minor Surgery in GP virtual teaching session & clinical skills workshop!💉🪡 We hope you have gained an insight into the opportunities for minor surgery as a GP, as well as learning some practical skills to take forward into your training!🌟

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

This will be followed by Part 2, our SOLD OUR minor surgical skills workshop! With the help of Dr Suzie Gordon, students will have the opportunity to practice minor surgical skills, including incision, excision, suturing & local anaesthetic injections.

https://t.co/aw0iOO8GGM

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

🌟 HAPPENING THIS WEEK 🌟

We’re excited to be working with St Andrews Surgical Society to run a 2-part series focussing on Minor Surgery in General Practice!😷

#TeamGP

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

For part 1, we are honoured to welcome guest speaker and former ScotGEM Deputy Director, Dr Scully, to provide an insight into Minor Surgical procedures in GP. Interactive session, supported by clinical cases.

Tuesday 21/3, 5pm, DM for Teams link💻

https://t.co/ZKEx93jzgE

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

We are now accepting applications to join our committee for the next academic year!📚 Joining committee is a great way to become more involved with the society and meet like-minded students passionate about GP! More info on our event page: https://t.co/M57aHsmV2A

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

Wow! A fantastic read about the ScotGEM teams eco-friendly journey across Ireland & Northern Ireland to @RuralWONCA2022! Very proud of you all! Well done to Shona for an entertaining and inspiring piece!🚵🚵‍♀️🇮🇪

[ScotGEM Stories @ScotGEMStories]

We've got a brand new post on the blog by current third year student Shona Gallagher!
Read about the journey of two ScotGEM students and two GCMs cycling from Belfast to Limerick for the 2022 WONCA World Rural Health Conference
https://t.co/tDnTPNxITm

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

Thank you to everyone who attended our GPs in the Media event last week! We hope you enjoyed it & took away lots of new learning points!💭

Special thanks to our speakers for giving up their time to come along & cultivate such an insightful discussion!👏🏽 We are very grateful!🌟

[The British Journal of General Practice @BJGPjournal]

GP OOH deliver a substantial amount of pain management/palliative care for people with advanced cancer, much of which is uncoded
Studies using coded data may therefore underestimate GP OOH attendance in this population https://t.co/YhgI5Y3trr @Blairhsmith1H @DrSarahMills @dbuch17

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

🌟📲 GPs in the Media! 🖥🌟

We are looking forward to hosting our first event of 2023! We are honour to be joined by @PannaMedic & @mgtmccartney as we explore the relationship between GPs and the Media!

More event information: https://t.co/DKjJJzi40z

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

Brilliant to see our President, Kate Connolly, presenting research she’s been involved with at the NADEGS conference today! Well done Kate!👏🏽 #NADEGS23

[School of Medicine @StAndMedicine]

Our @StAndrewsGPSoc president Kate Connolly presenting work looking at clinical resource use done with @mgtmccartney & Prof Sullivan @StAndMedicine #NADEGS23 #MedEd

[School of Medicine @StAndMedicine]

Great to have our students & staff presenting, learning & networking with peers&colleagues from across Scotland at #NADEGS today & tomorrow, beautiful morning here in Carnoustie!

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

Happy New Year from St Andrews GP Society! Today we held our first meeting of 2023 to discuss plans for the upcoming semester. We have a number of events in the pipeline and are looking forward to another semester of exploring what a career in GP has to offer!🩺

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

🔎👀 LOOKING FOR ARTICLES/PODCASTS 👀🔎

As part of our weekly email we are including an article or podcast covering important issues in General Practice. Have something you would like to share with our members? Contact us via twitter or email [email protected] 🩺📖

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

Today we are hosting our first Crack the Case of the semester! We’ll be working through a GP-based clinical case presented by Dr Walmsley! Starting off with the presenting complaint, the aim is to crack the case by reaching a diagnosis & management plan!🔎🩺

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

🌟 Conference opportunity - Academic GP! 🌟
Student bursaries available to attend the upcoming NADEGS Annual Conference, hosted by St Andrews in collaboration with NHS NES & Scottish Universities!

Abstract submission now OPEN! Deadline 28th November!
https://t.co/OcedT3tBiE

[University of Dundee @dundeeuni]

Got 5 minutes to spare this Friday? ✔️
Want to learn CPR? ✔️
Free to attend @dusadundee, @Overgate or @mercatshopping ✔️

@UoDHealthSci and @UoDMedicine are hosting free CPR training sessions for Restart a Heart Day ❤️

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/SNPmgD5mUJ

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES ���️📚

Exciting opportunities for students interested in Remote & Rural GP, or academic GP & Primary Care research to attend and present at upcoming conferences! For more information, email us at [email protected]

@RuralGPScot @primarycare_sta

[The Mackenzie GP Society @StAndrewsGPSoc]

Tonight we are hosting our annual EGM where we will be voting in our remaining committee members for the upcoming 2022/23 academic year!🗳️ We are looking forward to welcoming in our new committee!🌟