Training and trainers
GP educators workload and pay survey, June 2008
The GPs committee would like to see a significant increase in GP educators’ pay and we need your help to obtain accurate information on the work involved in being a GP educator.Competency-based assessment discussion paper for consultants, May 2008
This paper provides an overview of the current use of competency-based assessment in postgraduate medical education. It considers the limitations of the system in relation to the standard of doctor produced and methods for assessing additional skills (beyond knowledge) required of a consultant or GP.GP trainers: CPD payment for 2006/07 - October 2007
GP trainers should have received a £750 CPD payment in 2006/07 (as they did in 2005/06). This payment should also have been available for trainers whether or not they had a GP registrar at the time.GP trainers: Recommendations of the DDRB for 2008-09
The General Practitioners Committee have produced this briefing document on the implications of the 2008 DDRB report for GP trainers.Clinical Academic Training Conference: progress so far
A report of the Medical Academic Staff Committee conference for clinical academic trainees, held at BMA house on 17 November 2007GP trainers' grant: superannuation
The GPC has been calling for an uplift for GP trainers to fund the increased employers' pension costs.GP trainers' network, February 2007
The GPC is about to launch a GP trainers' network, and has written to all GP trainers on its database with details about this.
A report examining aspects of teaching in the medical profession - who provides teaching, what challenges are faced and how these can be reduced.
Doctors as teachersOpen letter to GP trainers from the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) Chairman, 8 August 2006
Letter from the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) Chairman to all GP trainers informing them of the work of the GPC.Review of GP training practices - Survey of current GP trainers and trainees: report, November 2006
This report represents the results of a national review of UK GP training practices, with the aim of obtaining accurate information on the work involved in being a GP trainer, the impact on other GPs in the practice, as well as the level of service provided by a trainee. More than half of respondents were currently working in GP principal/provider posts and a quarter in GP registrar posts. Two in five respondents were currently working as trainers.Article 14 Assessments and reference - advice for consultants
Under article 14 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Medical Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003, doctors who have not completed a UK specialist training programme may apply for a statement that they are eligible for entry to the Specialist Register. This guidance gives advice on the role for consultants, in particular medical managers, in the assessment process.Exploring mentoring
The BMA strongly advocates mentoring at all stages of medical education and throughout doctors’ careers.
Supporting doctors in difficulty Q and A
Question and answer web resource for doctors experiencing difficulties with their performance and who may need to undergo further (remedial) training or support.Read more here
Training courses and conferences
- See also - the What's On section of the website for details of BMA courses.
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