Preparing for the MMC interviews: a practical guide for trainees

When the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) programme was proposed in 2003, it was designed to ensure that ‘the end product of the training process, whether a Hospital Doctor or a General Practitioner, should be a high-quality, well-trained and accredited doctor who can deliver the care and treatment to patients in the modern NHS’ (Department of Health, 2003). Currently we are at the stage where interviews and recruitment for August 2007 have been completed, and recruitment for 2008 has commenced. It is vital for candidates to have an insight into the interview mechanism. In this article, the structure, types of questions, competencies tested and the methods used for selection such as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, clinical vignettes, audit and research, teaching and presentation skills are discussed, so that candidates are able to better prepare themselves.

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Teacher Perspectives on Teaching the STEM Approach to Educational Coding and Robotics in Primary Education

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11020064 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 64

Author(s):

Christian García-Carrillo ◽

Ileana María Greca ◽

María Fernández-Hawrylak

Keyword(s):

Primary Education ◽

Classroom Practice ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Practical Training ◽

Training Process ◽

Integrated Stem ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

And Robotics ◽

Insight Into

An analysis is presented in this study that provides insight into a practical training process and its impact on teachers and their viewpoints toward the integrated STEM approach used in that training process, together with educational coding and robotics, over the first years of compulsory primary education, where STEM implementations are relatively new. A case study was developed by two teachers following the practical training course, including pre- and post-interviews and nonparticipative observation of their classroom practices during the teacher-training sessions. The results revealed the positive perspectives that the teachers held toward the STEM-integrated approach and educational coding and robotics, despite the difficulties that arose in classroom practice. It was concluded that the STEM approach and its methods were beneficial both to pupils and to teachers alike for improving the teaching–learning process.

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The Gossypium stocksii genome as a novel resource for cotton improvement

G3 Genes|Genome|Genetics ◽

10.1093/g3journal/jkab125 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Corrinne E Grover ◽

Daojun Yuan ◽

Mark A Arick ◽

Emma R Miller ◽

Guanjing Hu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Genome Sequence ◽

De Novo ◽

Pest Resistance ◽

Cotton Leaf ◽

High Quality ◽

Cotton Leaf Curl Virus ◽

Cotton Species ◽

Wild Cotton ◽

Leaf Curl Virus ◽

Insight Into

Abstract Cotton is an important textile crop whose gains in production over the last century have been challenged by various diseases. Because many modern cultivars are susceptible to several pests and pathogens, breeding efforts have included attempts to introgress wild, naturally resistant germplasm into elite lines. Gossypium stocksii is a wild cotton species native to Africa, which is part of a clade of vastly understudied species. Most of what is known about this species comes from pest resistance surveys and/or breeding efforts, which suggests that G. stocksii could be a valuable reservoir of natural pest resistance. Here we present a high-quality de novo genome sequence for G. stocksii. We compare the G. stocksii genome with resequencing data from a closely related, understudied species (G. somalense) to generate insight into the relatedness of these cotton species. Finally, we discuss the utility of the G. stocksii genome for understanding pest resistance in cotton, particularly resistance to cotton leaf curl virus.

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Has MMC Improved the Early-Years Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgical Experience?

Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England ◽

10.1308/147363510x523181 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 92 (9) ◽

pp. 314-317 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S Gupta ◽

AL Khan ◽

SS Jameson ◽

MR Reed ◽

WA Wallace ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Postgraduate Medical Education ◽

Good Evidence ◽

Early Years ◽

Specialist Training ◽

Surgical Experience ◽

Department Of Health ◽

Medical Careers ◽

Medical Education And Training ◽

And Training

Specialist training in trauma and orthopaedics (T&O) has changed. In August 2007, the Department of Health initiative, Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) was implemented. This was a system of reform and development in postgraduate medical education and training. MMC aimed for the creation of a structured new programme that assures 'high quality of training, better formal supervision and continuous development of acquired competencies, backed up by good evidence' (http://www.mmc.nhs.uk/medical_education/about_ modernising_medical_care.aspx).

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The global elements of vital signs' assessment: a guide for clinical practice

British Journal of Nursing ◽

10.12968/bjon.2021.30.16.956 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (16) ◽

pp. 956-962

Author(s):

Malcolm Elliott

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Outcomes Research ◽

Quality Care ◽

Vital Signs ◽

Clinical Judgement ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Valuable Insight ◽

High Quality ◽

Culture Tradition ◽

Insight Into

The assessment of vital signs is critical for safe, high-quality care. Vital signs' data provide valuable insight into the patient's condition, including how they are responding to medical treatment and, importantly, whether the patient is deteriorating. Although abnormal vital signs have been associated with poor clinical outcomes, research has consistently found that vital signs' assessment is often neglected in clinical practice. Factors contributing to this include nurses' knowledge, clinical judgement, culture, tradition and workloads. To emphasise the importance of vital signs' assessment, global elements of vital signs' assessment are proposed. The elements reflect key principles underpinning vital signs' assessment and are informed by evidence-based literature.

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Changes in surgical consent practices for common otolaryngology procedures: impact of Modernising Medical Careers

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215110000356 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 124 (8) ◽

pp. 899-904 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

P Puwanarajah ◽

S E McDonald

Keyword(s):

National Health Service ◽

Telephone Survey ◽

Elective Surgery ◽

General Medical Council ◽

Medical Council ◽

Consent Forms ◽

Department Of Health ◽

Medical Careers ◽

Patient Consent ◽

Selection Of

AbstractObjectives:To assess elective surgery consent practices amongst senior house officers from a selection of UK ENT departments, and to compare results with similar surveys in 2002 and 2005.Methods:A telephone survey of senior house officers in 40 UK ENT departments was conducted to assess departmental consent policies and knowledge of complications of common ENT operations.Results:A total of 77.5 per cent of responding senior house officers were responsible for consenting, reduced from 92.5 per cent in 2002 (p = 0.06). There had been a significant improvement in the use of patient information sheets, from 25 per cent of departments in 2002 to 65 per cent in 2008 (p = 0.0002). There had been no improvement in training or in the use of standard National Health Service consent forms, and the senior house officers' knowledge of specific complications remained poor. Of the senior house officers surveyed, 37.5 per cent were foundation trainees.Conclusions:There has been some improvement in information delivery to patients during the consent process, in accordance with General Medical Council, Department of Health and Modernising Medical Careers guidelines. However, most senior house officers are still required to obtain patient consent without appropriate training.

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Shortlisting for higher surgical training: now and the future

Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England ◽

10.1308/147363507x180410 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 89 (3) ◽

pp. 94-96

Author(s):

P Durani ◽

P Rajan ◽

A Menon ◽

RS Pickard

Keyword(s):

Surgical Training ◽

Selection Criteria ◽

Medical Careers ◽

The Future ◽

Higher Surgical Training ◽

Insight Into

The Modernising Medical Careers changes to higher surgical training are almost upon us. Selection into ST1–3 has begun, but what are the most important selection criteria and how have they changed from the old Calman-system? Applicants are desperate to succeed but when it comes to knowing what specialty programme directors look for in a candidate, they have little to go on. This paper goes some way to answering these questions and perhaps gives applicants some useful insight into the minds of those with the power to say 'yes'.

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Insight into the Al/N-GaN barrier property to realize high quality n-type Ohmic contact

Journal of Alloys and Compounds ◽

10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152855 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 818 ◽

pp. 152855 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ting Wang ◽

Zhihua Xiong ◽

Juanli Zhao ◽

Ning Wu ◽

Kun Du ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ohmic Contact ◽

Barrier Property ◽

High Quality ◽

Insight Into

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Characterisation of V-type asteroids using phase-curves

10.5194/epsc2020-699 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Dagmara Oszkiewicz ◽

Keyword(s):

Particle Size ◽

Surface Properties ◽

Absolute Magnitude ◽

Phase Curve ◽

Main Belt ◽

Substantial Evidence ◽

High Quality ◽

Formation And Evolution ◽

Phase Functions ◽

Insight Into

Characterisation of the V-type asteroid population may help to comprehend the planetesimal formation and evolution. Asteroid phase-curves are known to relate to surface properties such as asteroid taxonomy, surface roughness, particle size distribution, albedo and many others, providing insight into surface properties of the V-types. Gil-Hutton et al. (2017) showed that the basaltic asteroids display two distinct polarimetric behaviors, which they attributed to the regolith particle size. Considering that phase-curve parameters relate to surface and regolith properties, they may verify those distinct behaviors. We observed about 20 asteroids during around 250 nights (over 500 fragmental lightcurves) to obtain high quality phase curves. We fitted the standard H,G; H,G1,G2, and H, G12 phase functions, limiting them to physical solutions only. This greatly extends the sample of well determined phase-curves for the underrepresented V-types. For asteroids with data from multiple oppositions we used a simultaneous fit assuming the same slope parameters in all apparitions and different absolute magnitude values. From these data we also derived the G12* parameter to be used in single parameter phase functions recommended for fitting low quality photometry. We do not find substantial evidence for any clustering into distinct phase curve parameters groups as suggested by Gil-Hutton et al. 2017. Only one asteroid (2763 Jeans) shows an exceptionally high G2 value. Further work should be conducted to determine slope parameters of more V-types to further verify the division of V-type asteroids into two distinct groups. Obtaining phase curves of non-Vestoids (such as those in the mid and outer Main Belt) may also help clarify if the division into distinct V-type groups is due to particle size or mineralogical differences.

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