BACKGROUND The educational value of post-take ward rounds (PTWRs) is an under-researched area of postgraduate medical education. OBJECTIVE We investigated perceptions of this activity amongst higher specialty trainees. METHODS The project was conducted in a large district general hospital in London, UK. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to establish opinions of the PTWR among...

When the College of General Practitioners was formed in 1952 criteria for Foundation Membership included length of service in general practice and a commitment to continuing education. Membership was somewhat later made available to those whose application was supported by sponsors testifying to the applicant's high standards of practice. Some candidates had to submit to an interview: all had t...

is the constant of the times. No doubt each generation has felt that its generation was changing more rapidly than any previous one and that a slow-down, a period of consolidation, was just over the next rise for the more fortunate descendants. Mathematics education has experienced a period of change. There is every possibility that these changes will continue and ac celerate. In the following ...

Following the introduction of the 1990 contract for general practitioners and the new postgraduate education allowance, the Northern Ireland Continuing Medical Education Group, comprising the clinical tutors from four Belfast hospitals and members of the University department of general practice, was established to provide high quality co-ordinated continuing medical education for general pract...

Sir,?On graduation one finds that when confronted with first few cases all that was taught and emphasized in medical colleges is hardly sufficient and necessary for equipping one for general practice. In fact, the knowledge that is being imparted these days in the medical institutions makes it necessary for every fresh graduate to put in quite some time to acquaint himself with the requirements...

Medical residents are in a vulnerable position. While still in training, they are responsible for patient care. They have a dependent relation with their supervisor and low decision latitude. An intervention was developed to increase individual and system resilience, addressing burnout, patient safety, and intention to leave. A participative development protocol was followed in close collaborat...

Vocational trainees in the West Midlands who were in their general practice year were sent a postal questionnaire to find out whether there were important differences between the criteria for training of the 1986 West Midland postgraduate education committee (based on national recommendations) and the perceptions of the trainees of their current trainers and practices. The response rate was 86....

This review highlights the non-clinical training needs of new consultants, identifying strategies for meeting these needs. Non-clinical activities are integral to the consultant's role and senior clinicians need training in these areas. Concerns over the quantity and quality of current provision are compounded by changes the European Working Time Directive and Modernising Medical Careers initia...