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1. Who do you think general practitioners treat?
2. What is their typical day like?
3. What personal qualities does a GP need?
4. What are advantages and disadvantages of working in general practice?
2.
You are going to watch the video about Alison Martel, a family physician from Alberta, Canada. Look at the screenshots below and tick the topics which you think she will be talking about.
| 1. Why she became a family physician. | 6. Work and life balance. |
| 2. Her typical day. | 7. Rotation. |
| 3. Her education. | 8. Career development. |
| 4. Her family. | 9. How she copes with stress. |
| 5. Advantages and disadvantages of working as a family physician. | 10. The town where she lives. |
While you watch
3. Watch the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKUAFYVg8fc) and check your ideas in Ex. 2.
Watch the video again. Answer the questions below.
1. What age group of patients does she look after?
2. How does she usually start her day?
3. Are the days always the same in her office?
4. Which two main components do her appointments include?
5. How often does she have a 24-hour rotate?
6. How does she try to keep her work-life balance?
7. What does she think are the great things in family medicine?
After you watch
Work in pairs. Student A is the medical student who doesn’t know what specialization to choose. Student B is the family physician who needs to convince the medical student to become a family physician. Look at the information on the cards below and spend a few minutes preparing what you are going to say.
STUDENT A: MEDICAL STUDENT
Think about the questions you are going to ask Student B. You need to find out about:
· why he/she decided to become a family physician
· what advantages and disadvantages of being a family physician are
· his/her typical day
· if he/she manages to keep work-life balance
· how often he/she has to rotate.
