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- Page navigation anchor for RE: Editors choice by Tim LancasterRE: Editors choice by Tim LancasterMay I humbly but strongly disagree with the comments made in a recent letter by Tim Lancaster in your journal claiming that there is no link between exposure to general practice as an undergraduate student and future career choice to be a GP. Like much of medical education, there is of course no simple RCT that links the complex sociological phenomenon of career choice and previous experience, but even a cursory glance at the latest career choices made by Foundation Doctors (UK Foundation Programme Office: F2 Career Destination Report 2014) clearly illustrates the contrast of Medical Schools with high quantities of GP exposure (e.g. Keele, Hull York) and those with lower (e.g. Oxford, Edinburgh). Over the last 10 years we have asked out final year students at Newcastle University (n=2563) before and after their GP rotation about their interest in GP as a career: Consistently 35-40% report no interest before but an interest after their placement. Though not conclusive, surely this is a more persuasive argument than comparing current career intentions with those 40 years ago?Competing Interests: I am passionately in favour of medical education in General Practice