ABSTRACT
Paul Freeling worked as a general practitioner in Southall, before moving to work at St George’s and Wandworth General Practitioner Surgery. In September 1976, Freeling joined St George’s, University of London as a senior lecturer in general practice in the Department for Clinical Epidemiology and Social Medicine. Freeling found himself working during a pivotal time for the establishment of academic general practice training. Freeling’s pioneering research into the dynamic role of the general practitioner and endless persistence as an advocate of general practitioner training has helped shape the United Kingdom’s internationally regarded model of general practice education. Aside from his work in the field of general practice training, Freeling made significant contributions to the research bodies of depression, asthma and AIDS within the community. Freeling recognised and valued the importance of the role of the general practitioner. Freeling titled his speech ‘Those who can’ and centred his talk on promoting better standards for vocational general practice training.
