When we think back to our earlier years on the GP Vocational Training Scheme (VTS), the most valuable asset wasn't the clinical or factual information obtained. It was the connections, the friends and the relationships we made with peers, colleagues and seniors. It was the fun, the laughter, the anecdotes and the nostalgic memories of joy. It wasn't so much the passage of information, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines or the useful insights from specialists, albeit that they were highly useful experiences. To this day, many years on from VTS, we are both still part of study groups with the friends we made on our VTS and the peer support and camaraderie is second to none. Memorable experiences include our GPVTS residential, sitting on blankets in a field on a warm summer's day reflecting on the challenges and joys of primary care, coupled with humour, laughter and an overwhelming sense of trust and support. The feeling of bonding and 'we're all in this together' was and is still strong.
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