A FUTURE IN GENERAL PRACTICE 39

Vote of Thanks
Dr Kerr (Provost, South-west Wales Faculty): We have had an extremely useful
day. We have learned a great deal and are very much indebted to all the speakers
who have discussed the future of general practice from many aspects and have taken
part in the general discussions afterwards. The South-west Wales Faculty and the
Welsh Council are trying to look forward and are studying the question of general-
practitioner teachers in our area. I think you have all had the proforma sent to you
at one time or another asking if you are willing to consider teaching. The general
practitioner tends to be shy and feel he cannot undertake public speaking, but public
speaking is not so very difficult. A good speaker has been said to be someone who can
stand up and say something while he is thinking of something to say. If you have to
speak, do the people who have to listen to you the courtesy of preparing your speech
beforehand. Always prepare more than you will need. Then when you are on your
feet you do not worry about what you are going to say because you are thinking of
what you can leave out.
I would like to thank the University College and especially Professor Gittins
for providing all the facilities which we have enjoyed. I wish also to thank the two
chairmen for the capable way in which they have conducted their sessions. We are
indebted to them. Then the panel. Some of them had to overcome considerable diffi-
culties to be able to come but they all came and they all have given us excellent addresses.
I should like to thank Dr Law and Dr Revie for organizing this day for us and, finally,
Messrs Geigy (U.K.) Ltd., Pharmaceuticals Division for making the symposium possible
and especially Mr Leighton and Mr Ruff who have given the very greatest assistance to
the symposium committee. We are very much indebted to Messrs Geigy for all that
they have done.