Coventry and Warwickshire VTS

Aimed at ST1 trainees, this module provides a structured introduction to GP training. It covers the curriculum, the e‑portfolio, annual assessments, and the key skills needed to navigate your first year with confidence.

The introductory module helps you understand expectations, build good habits early, and make the most of your training opportunities from the very start.

This module introduces the core clinical experience groups within the RCGP curriculum. It provides a foundation in essential GP skills, helping trainees build confidence in managing common presentations and developing safe, structured consulting habits early in training.

The GP Basics module supports trainees in understanding the breadth of general practice, reinforcing core knowledge and preparing you for more advanced curriculum areas later in training.

This module supports trainees in their ST2 and ST3 years as they prepare for the AKT exam. It focuses on exam technique, identifying areas for improvement, and building confidence through structured teaching and mock exam practice.

The AKT module helps trainees understand the structure of the exam, refine revision strategies, and practise under timed conditions to improve performance and exam readiness.

This module supports ST3 trainees in developing confidence and competence ahead of the Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA). It focuses on integrating clinical, professional, and communication skills in realistic consultation scenarios, helping trainees refine their approach, understand common pitfalls, and prepare effectively for this key component of the MRCGP.

The SCA module provides structured teaching, practice consultations, and targeted feedback to help trainees build confidence and deliver safe, patient‑centred consultations under exam conditions.

This module helps trainees develop confidence and competence in physical examination and core clinical skills. It includes focused teaching on the musculoskeletal system as well as broader assessment techniques used across general practice, supporting trainees in building safe, structured, and effective examination habits.

The MSK module provides practical, hands‑on teaching to help trainees refine examination technique, recognise key clinical signs, and apply structured approaches to common presentations encountered in general practice.

This module prepares trainees for life as an independent GP after CCT. It focuses on the practical skills, knowledge, and professional behaviours needed to transition confidently into unsupervised practice, covering topics such as clinical decision‑making, workload management, governance responsibilities, and navigating the early years as a newly qualified GP.

The module offers practical guidance on managing the transition from trainee to independent practitioner, helping you build confidence in clinical autonomy and understand the realities of early career general practice.

This module provides face‑to‑face workshops designed to support trainees who obtained their medical degree outside the UK. The sessions are based on the IMG Toolkit and focus on helping international graduates understand UK‑specific clinical practice, communication expectations, and the structure of GP training. The toolkit can be accessed on this website using your login.

The workshops aim to build confidence, support cultural adaptation to UK general practice, and provide practical guidance for thriving within the training programme.

This module covers a range of clinical and non‑clinical topics led by TPDs, external speakers, or trainees. If you are allocated to a virtual VTS session, it will run at the same time as other modules: Thursday at 09:30 via MS Teams. You are expected to keep your camera on throughout the teaching.

Link to join online / virtual teaching