 Physical examination of the pelvis is an important core skill that medical students need to acquire. However, due to its intimate nature some students are graduating unable to perform competent pelvic examinations. Gynaecological Teaching Associates GTAs are women who have been trained to be examined and give valuable feedback to the students. In North America GTAs are quite commonly used in the medical curriculum and they have also been used in Canada, Australia and Scandinavia. In the UK pelvic examination is mainly taught using a combination of clinic patients, pelvic models and patients anaesthetised for surgery. In Birmingham we have already started using GTAs and like other Universities such as Oxford the students have given positive feedback. 