AMC 2 General Practice station practice

Example General Practice stations in Vivora

• Persistent runny, blocked nose

  You are a GP. Daniel Cruz, 20, presents with ten days of a runny, blocked nose and a bothersome cough.

• Burning upper abdominal pain

  You are a GP. Marco Reyes, 32, presents with three days of upper abdominal pain.

• Respiratory exam: exertional breathlessness

  You are a GP. Frank Delgado, 61, has two months of exertional breathlessness, gradually worsening. No significant medical history, no medications, never smoked, works in construction. You do NOT need to take any further history for this station.

• Palpitations that come and go

  You are a GP. Janet Marsh, 67, has booked a heart-health check because of palpitations.

What examiners focus on in General Practice stations

• A broad differential rather than a single-system focus, since GP presentations are often undifferentiated
• Safety-netting advice pitched in plain language, with a clear "come back if" instruction
• Continuity-of-care thinking - what has already been tried, and what changed to bring the patient in today
• Recognising when a presentation needs same-day escalation versus routine follow-up

Common mistakes IMGs make in General Practice stations

• Over-investigating early instead of using time and safety-netting as legitimate tools
• Missing the actual reason for the visit when a patient presents with something else on their mind
• Vague or missing safety-netting advice at the end of the consultation
• Treating every GP station like a single-system specialist station instead of a whole-person consultation

Why practise General Practice out loud

Reading about a general practice presentation is not the same as running the station: taking a focused history, asking the examiner for findings, and giving a diagnosis and plan out loud, under time pressure. Vivora builds that fluency directly, so the real exam feels familiar rather than the first time you've said any of it aloud.