General practice specialty training: an innovative programme

[摘要] With the implementation of Modernising Medical Careers1 has come a radical change to the structure of postgraduate medical training in the UK. The first cohort of young doctors completing foundation programmes are now in their second year of foundation training and will be considering application to specialist training commencing August 2007. This major policy change took place in parallel with revision of the criteria within the regulatory framework of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board for approval of specialist training in general practice, prompting UK deaneries to review current general practice vocational training schemes. It has been reported that around 60% of UK medical graduates have not decided their final career destination 18 months after graduation.2 Deaneries across the UK face the challenge of developing new general practice specialty training programmes, which not only fulfil the need to train doctors who are equipped with the competencies required for 21st century primary care, but also, by being attractive training programmes, encourage recruitment of high calibre doctors to general practice.

[学科分类] 卫生学