Careers outside hospital and general practice.

Hospital and General Practice Level

Modernising medical careers: F2 posts in general practice.

The RCGP has long believed that all doctors in training should spend time in general practice. Since the introduction of the Foundation Programmes in Modernising Medical Careers there have been some local pilots, but wider introduction has been difficult because of lack of funding. The Minister of Health has now announced new funding for Foundation Year 2 (F2) posts in England, of £70 million. ...

General practitioners' continuing medical education within and outside their practice.

To study continuing medical education 96 out of 101 general practitioners chosen at random from the list held by a family practitioner committee were interviewed. The results provided little evidence of regular attendance at local postgraduate centre meetings, though practice based educational meetings were common. Thirty one of the general practitioners worked in practices that held one or mor...

Pharmacy practice research careers.

Research is critical to the advancement of pharmacy practice. The need for pharmacistresearchers who possess both clinical knowledge and biomedical research skills has long been recognized. A variety of career pathways are available for individuals entering the profession of pharmacy that allow them to embark on a career in research. However, many students and graduates of schools or colleges o...

Attachments in general practice for hospital trainees.

whom she (solely) confided, who insisted that this could be dangerous and referred to the episode of Casualty, which had been screened the previous week. It was only when the friend detailed the fate of the young girl in the television series, who had taken an overdose of paracetamol and progressed to liver failure, that our patient reluctantly agreed to go to hospital. This patient had not vie...