scholarly journals Managing postgraduate education

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Whyte
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Supervised Training ◽  
The Past ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Training Schemes

There have been many changes in postgraduate education in psychiatry over the past 15 years. The Royal College of Psychiatrists was ahead of most other Medical Royal Colleges in organising supervised training schemes which took into account the educational needs of the trainee as well as providing an appropriate service to patients. The approval exercise, with inspection of both basic specialist and higher specialist training schemes, was introduced more than 20 years ago. Prior to the introduction of ‘Achieving a Balance’ – Plan for Action (Department of Health, 1987), the senior house officer (SHO) and registrar grades in psychiatry were more or less interchangeable, although those in registrar posts tended to rotate outwith their base hospital and gain experience in the sub-specialities.

scholarly journals How Many GP Referrals to Dermatology Outpatients are Really Necessary?

1989 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 347-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J Sladden ◽  
R A C Graham-Brown
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Training Schemes

In a survey of patients referred to the dermatology outpatients department of a British teaching hospital, 26% of referrals were considered unnecessary by a senior house officer with three months practical dermatological experience. We conclude that better undergraduate and postgraduate education in dermatology is essential. A period spent in dermatology should be included in all vocational training schemes for general practice.

The NACPDE: new opportunities for dentists trained overseas

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. 283-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Uk

The National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education (NACPDE) was founded in 1978 and is based in the Faculty of Dental Surgery of The Royal College of Surgeons of England and funded by the Department of Health. The UK has traditionally played an important part in providing clinical training and postgraduate education for dentists from all parts of the world. But it is equally important to recognise the contribution oversea-strained dentists have made to the NHS.

scholarly journals Training late – from branch to mainline at 40

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 233-234
Author(s):  
Christine Leaman ◽  
Sarah Lyle
Keyword(s):  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Specialist Training

In 1996, after working in career-grade posts in psychiatry for over 5 years, the authors began training at Senior House Officer (SHO) level with the intent to sit the MRCPsych and enter higher specialist training. We feel that our experiences of coming late to training may be of interest to other doctors, and in particular we describe our experiences of the transition from non-training to training grades. Currently, career-grade doctors who toil on the unglamorous branchlines of psychiatry face difficulties in transferring to the mainlines because relevant experience gained in these grades is not recognised for MRCPsych. This may act as a deterrent to doctors who might, otherwise, train successfully to consultant level. We propose the use of career portfolios to facilitate movement between training and non-training grades.

scholarly journals Psychiatric secrets of success: who wants to be a specialist registrar?

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 421-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Naeem
Keyword(s):  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Current Structure ◽  
Specialist Registrar ◽  
Training Programmes

This paper aims to help trainees successfully negotiate the important ‘step up’ from senior house officer or equivalent grade to specialist registrar. It outlines the current structure of higher specialist training programmes in psychiatry, stresses the importance of early planning during basic specialist training and provides a guide to success in the shortlisting and interview stages.

scholarly journals Joint trainers and trainees forum – a collaborative approach to higher specialist training

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Hewson ◽  
Barry Wright
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Training Schemes ◽  
Further Development

The Royal College of Psychiatrists' Higher Specialist Training Handbook (1998) emphasises the need for training schemes to be well organised in order to provide an environment in which training needs can be met. Training programme directors are tasked to provide “regular meetings with the trainees as a group to discuss the scheme and its placements” as well as “occasional meetings with trainers to discuss the scheme and its further development”.

scholarly journals Senior house officer training in liaison psychiatry – are College guidelines being implemented?

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 191-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Surlinson ◽  
E. Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Postal Survey ◽  
House Officer ◽  
National Database ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Officer Training ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Training Schemes ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Training Opportunities

Aims and MethodsTo determine whether the College guidelines in liaison psychiatry are being implemented, a survey of training opportunities at senior house officer (SHO) level was undertaken. A detailed postal survey was conducted in January 2000. Information was collected about the number and nature of SHO liaison psychiatry posts from a wide range of sources.ResultsNationally, 45.5 SHO posts in liaison psychiatry were identified. These were unevenly distributed, with a high number in London. Only five posts were available to general practitioner trainees. Nine regions anticipated an increase in training opportunities. Regional liaison representatives had incomplete knowledge of the availability of liaison training opportunities in their region.Clinical ImplicationsThe College guidelines to incorporate liaison experience into all training schemes have not been implemented. In four regions no training opportunities were identified whatsoever. A national database is needed to monitor training opportunities and inform further development of training posts.

scholarly journals 1987 Trainees' Forum

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 386-388
Author(s):  
Peter Rice
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Vice Chairman ◽  
Deputy Chairman

The 1987 Trainees' Forum took place at the College's Winter Quarterly Meeting on 27 January 1987. The Meeting was attended by 43 psychiatrists, of whom 18 were consultants and seven of those were tutors. The Panel members at the Forum were: Dr J. L. T. Birley, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; Professor Robert Cawley, the current Chief Examiner, who both gave short introductory talks; Professor H. G. Morgan, Deputy Chairman of the Examiners' Board of the College; Dr Sally Pidd, Chairman of the Psychiatric Tutors Sub-Committee; Dr Jan Falkowski, Senior House Officer at St George's Hospital London and Dr Peter Rice, Vice-Chairman of the Collegiate Trainees' Committee. The contributors were chosen to represent the range of interested parties; the examiners, the tutors, the College Approval teams and, of course, the candidates.

scholarly journals Rotational Training Schemes in Psychiatry and Assessment of Trainees

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Training Schemes ◽  
Main Components

Council have given consideration to the organization of rotational training schemes in psychiatry at senior house officer and registrar level and the assessment of trainees. Council are conscious of the wide range of opinion held within the profession about the content of general professional (i.e. pre-MRCPsych) training and the need for any guidance offered to be sufficiently flexible to accommodate a variety of viewpoints. Nonetheless, it is felt that reasonably clear advice can be given about the main components of general professional training. It is hoped that this report will be helpful to psychiatric tutors and others responsible for organizing training schemes. The College has already issued guidance on some of the matters with which this report is concerned in its pamphlet Educational Programmes for Trainees in Psychiatry and in an article entitled ‘Approval Visits: Guidelines on Criteria and Facilities for Training’ (Bulletin, September 1978, pp 158–59).

scholarly journals Specialist registrar training: at the crossroads (again)

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Vassilas ◽  
Nicholas Brown
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Real World ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
The Real ◽  
Specialist Registrar ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Registrar Training ◽  
Training Department

Great improvements have taken place within higher training in psychiatry, influenced by the Calman report on specialist training (Department of Health, 1993) and the publication by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (2004) of its competency-based curriculum for specialist training. Alongside these developments have been huge changes in the way that psychiatric services are configured and increased difficulties in recruiting consultant staff (O'Connor & Vize, 2003). We believe a gap has arisen between higher training and the real-world needs of psychiatric services, which needs to be tackled. These concerns are not new (Deahl & Turner, 1998) but the problems in recruitment mean that an urgent review of higher training is necessary.

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