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106-423: In August 1998, following the death of Gladys Richards who had gone into Gosport War Memorial Hospital for rehab following a hip operation, her family reported concerns about her treatment to the police and to the coroner. In the next three years, more families of deceased patients came forward. Following three police investigations, a Commission for Health Improvement investigation, a General Medical Council inquiry,

212-508: A General Medical Council report in 2003, Tomorrow's Doctors , which recommended an increased proportion of learning should be student-centred and self-directed. This encouraged medical schools to adopt PBL, however some medical schools have adopted other methods to increase self-directed learning, whilst others (notably Oxford and Cambridge ) have always had a high proportion of student-centred and self-directed learning, and have therefore not introduced PBL. Manchester Medical School adopted

318-528: A Written Ministerial Statement in the Justice section entitled 'Health Care Workers, Social Workers and Social Care Workers' in which he said: I have today laid before Parliament a Command Paper, "Enabling Excellence-Autonomy and Accountability for Healthcare Workers, Social Workers and Social Care Workers" (Cm 8008) setting out the Government's proposals for how the system for regulating health care workers across

424-450: A medical malpractice lawsuit ). The outcomes of hearings are made available on the GMC website. Historically the handling of concerns had two streams: one regarding health, the other about conduct or ability, but these streams have been merged, into a single fitness-to-practice process. The GMC has powers to issue advice or warnings to doctors, accept undertakings from them, or refer them to

530-482: A "heart" module would include anatomy of the heart, physiology of the heart, clinical examination, clinical cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery being studied in one module. Since Tomorrow's Doctors , there has been a move in the UK towards integrating clinical and non-clinical subjects together to a greater extent. This has varied considerably between universities, always with an emphasis towards non-clinical subjects towards

636-812: A 2.1 class, 2 points for 2.2 class and 1 point for a third class. Most UK medical students belong to student unions , or groups set up within the university's students' union and run by and for medical students, typically organising social events (such as Balls/formals), sporting events (e.g. the National Association of Medics' Sports (NAMS) and academic events or career events. Four medical schools have separate student unions for medical students: Imperial College School of Medicine Students' Union , Edinburgh's Royal Medical Society , UCL (RUMS: Royal Free, University College and Middlesex Medical Students' Society) & Barts & The London Student's Association . The United Kingdom Medical Students Association ( UKMSA )

742-448: A BSc or BA, followed by a three-year clinical course, which in combination with the BSc or BA leads to a full medical degree. The degree awarded is BA at Oxford and Cambridge (which later becomes an MA), and BSc at the others. At these five medical schools, it is sometimes also possible to spend extra optional year(s) where one can study for an intercalated masters or doctoral degree in addition to

848-462: A career in medicine until the point that they retire. The merger, which took effect on 1 April 2010, was welcomed by both PMETB and the GMC. A registered medical practitioner may be referred to the GMC if there are doubts about their fitness to practise. The GMC is concerned with ensuring that doctors are safe to practise . Its role is not, for example, to fine doctors or to compensate patients following problems (compensation might be addressed through

954-409: A combination of these. At some medical schools the intercalated degree may be undertaken in a specific subjects (e.g. Immunology, Pathology, Cardiovascular Science, Respiratory Science, Social Medicine, Management, History Of Medicine, Humanities etc.), whilst at other medical schools there is a common curriculum for all intercalated students (often with some choice within it). At many medical schools,

1060-467: A court of law any charge rendered for medical advice, attendance or surgery unless he is registered. Section 47 provides that only those registered can act as physicians, surgeons or medical officers in any NHS hospital, prison, in the armed forces or other public institutions. Section 48 invalidates certificates, such as sick notes or prescriptions, if signed by someone who is unregistered. Section 49 imposes penalties via criminal offences for pretending to be

1166-489: A fitness-to-practise panel. The GMC's fitness-to-practise panels can accept undertakings from a doctor, issue warnings, impose conditions on a doctor's practice, suspend a doctor, or remove them from the medical register (when they are said to be 'struck off'). It has been repeatedly established that the GMC's fitness to practise processes disproportionately affects non-white doctors. Black and ethnic minority doctors are complained about more, investigated more frequently, issued

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1272-583: A good personal statement will be called to interview. Interviews for medicine differ between individual universities. The majority of medical school interview applicants using either a Traditional interview or the Multiple Mini Interview ( MMI ) formats. Oxford and Cambridge medical schools have their own distinct way of interviewing with focus on science questions and other medical schools also use group tasks to assess applicants. The traditional medical interview consists of 2–4 interviewers sat across

1378-480: A lecture-based course, despite in some cases the graduates' belief that they are, questioning whether PBL learning is merely a popular trend. Undergraduate medical curricula can be divided on the basis of how they integrate or separate the theoretical learning in areas such as anatomy , physiology , ethics , psychology and biochemistry from the clinical areas such as medicine , surgery , obstetrics , paediatrics . Traditionally, medical courses entirely split

1484-465: A matching scheme. Students rank their preferred Foundation Schools (which often comprise a catchment area of two or three cities). They are ranked based both on the answers given on their application form, and their marks gained in examinations during their undergraduate career, the resulting score determines which job the student will get when they graduate. After being selected to a Foundation School, applicants are then selected into specific jobs by

1590-462: A medical emergency to alert other road users to their presence and intentions. They can also make a doctor's car more visible if they have stopped at an accident scene. They do not confer exemptions to road traffic legislations. Since 2001, the GMC's fitness-to-practise decisions have been subject to review by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE), which may vary sentences. The GMC

1696-581: A more rounded education. Tomorrow's Doctors also criticised the amount of unnecessary scientific knowledge irrelevant to clinical practice that medical students were required to learn, meaning that the curricula were altered in other ways around the same time that PBL was introduced in the UK. One study criticising problem-based learning found that some medical specialist registrars and consultants believe that PBL can promote incomplete learning and educational blind spots; particularly in anatomy and basic medical sciences, due to ultimate decision making within

1802-603: A new PBL curriculum in 1994, and were followed by Liverpool Medical School and Glasgow Medical School . The Norwich Medical School , at the University of East Anglia also uses a PBL based curriculum. Some of the UK medical schools created since that time have adopted problem based learning. Brighton and Sussex Medical School has a lecture-based approach supported by small-group and self-directed work. Similarly, Imperial College London employs mostly lecture-based teaching but uses supplementary teaching methods such as PBL to deliver

1908-481: A period of work in the UK. Limited registration was abolished on 19 October 2007 and now international medical graduates can apply for provisional or full registration depending on their level of experience – they still have to meet the GMC's requirement for knowledge and skills and for English language. The form and content of the register is specified in The General Medical Council (Form and Content of

2014-527: A registered medical practitioner. Through which, by an Order in the Privy Council , the GMC describes "The main objective of the General Council in exercising their functions is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public". The GMC is funded by annual fees required from those wishing to remain registered and fees for examinations. Fees for registration have risen significantly in

2120-506: A related subject. In the United Kingdom students generally begin medical school after secondary education. This contrasts with the US and Canadian (outside Quebec ) systems, where a bachelor's degree is required for entry to medical school. Entry to British medical schools is very competitive. Applications for entry into medical school (in common with other university courses) are made through

2226-476: A ruling on the 18th of June 2021 by a UK court for the first time found the GMC guilty of racial discrimination in its disciplinary procedures. The mortality and morbidity among doctors going through GMC procedures has attracted attention. In 2003/4 between 4 and 5% of doctors undergoing fitness to practice scrutiny died. In response to a request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ,

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2332-696: A selection procedure determined locally by each Foundation School, which may include an interview, submission of a CV or use of the score gained in MTAS. Previously, another online system called Multi-Deanery Application Process (MDAP) system was used for applications to the Foundation Programme in some areas of the UK. This was criticised in the media and in some medical publications, and was replaced by Medical Training Application System in 2006. Recently several four year graduate entry schemes have been introduced in some English and Welsh medical schools which cover

2438-405: A shift in power from an academic tutor to the students in a PBL group. However, it will be seen that lectures, tutorials and clinical teaching sessions can play a part in problem-based learning - but the emphasis is on the student to decide how these will enable them to fulfil their learning objectives, rather than passively absorb all information. The introduction of PBL in the UK coincided with

2544-427: A similar range and depth of knowledge to the undergraduate scheme but at a more intensive pace. The accelerated pace is largely in the pre-clinical phase of the medical programme, with the GMC mandating a minimum number of clinical hours in the clinical phase of medical degrees. These courses have a limited number of spaces and include some funding after the first year, so competition is very high. Some sources report in

2650-509: A single organization. A forthcoming reform to medical registration is the introduction of revalidation of doctors, more similar to the periodic process common in American states, in which the professional is expected to prove his or her professional development and skills. Revalidation is scheduled to start in 2012. On 16 February 2011, the Secretary of State for Health , Andrew Lansley , made

2756-529: A table from the candidate. Interviewers take turns to ask the candidate set questions and rate their responses on a Likert scale . Interviews last between 15–30 minutes. Questions cover a range of desirable criteria that future doctors should possess. Developed at McMaster University Medical School in Canada in 2004, the MMI format assesses candidates as they cycle through a selection of 'mini' interview stations similar to

2862-487: A tutor (or facilitator) who usually comes from either a clinical or academic background, depending on the level of the course. There is an academic, clinical or ethical scenario, where the students select which areas of study to pursue in their own time. Academics at Maastricht University developed seven steps of what should happen in the PBL process: In keeping with the ethos of self-directed learning, during sessions it encourages

2968-516: A warning on "over-regulation" Dr Clare Gerada , a former chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners , commented: We already spend up to one billion pounds regulating doctors. We are one of the most over-regulated professions around and there will always be people who fall through. If we pile on more and more regulation, we will never win. Following the suicide of Professor John E Davies from Guy's Hospital, London , HM Senior Coroner for

3074-413: Is a nationally based student-doctor collaboration which unites medical societies and their student members across different universities in the UK. The current (2017) president is Andrew Cole, and the vice president is Michael Grant. Meducation is an online revision and learning tool that encourages social interaction between medical students worldwide. It has 30,000 users. The largest free publication in

3180-486: Is a public body that maintains the official register of medical practitioners within the United Kingdom . Its chief responsibility is to "protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public" by controlling entry to the register, and suspending or removing members when necessary. It also sets the standards for medical schools in the UK. Membership of the register confers substantial privileges under Part VI of

3286-644: Is also accountable to the Parliament of the United Kingdom through the Health Select Committee . In its first report on the GMC, the Committee described the GMC as "a high-performing medical regulator", but called for some changes to fitness-to-practice rules and practices, including allowing the GMC the right to appeal sentences of its panels. In the 2000s, the GMC implemented wide-ranging reforms of its organisation and procedures. In part, such moves followed

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3392-688: Is by necessity, self-directed. However, most lecture-based curricula involve a significant proportion of students doing self-directed reading between lectures. Some have also criticised lecture based learning for overloading students with information that may not be relevant to their first years in clinical practice, however this has more to do with curriculum design and course structure than teaching method. Both lecture-based learning and problem-based learning may involve teaching from academics who are not medically qualified themselves. One meta-analysis has suggested that PBL education produces graduates with no better factual or clinical knowledge than students from

3498-429: Is committed only when such a person deliberately and falsely represents himself as being a registered practitioner or as having a medical qualification. The rationale of the criminal law is that people should be free to opt for any form of advice or treatment, however bizarre... Registration with the GMC confers a number of privileges and duties. GMC registration may be either provisional or full. Provisional registration

3604-424: Is criticised for producing graduates with inferior communication skills and making transition into the clinical environment more difficult in year 3 or 4. Support for a more integrated course includes that by allowing patient interaction early, the course produces students who are more at ease with communicating with patients and better developed interpersonal skills. Criticisms include, questioning whether students in

3710-516: Is granted to those who have completed medical school and enter their first year (F1) of medical training; this may be converted into full registration upon satisfactory completion of the first year of postgraduate training. In the past, a third type of registration ("limited registration") was granted to doctors who had graduated outside the UK and who had completed the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board examination but who were yet to complete

3816-538: Is harder for tutors to know if individual students are struggling as they will only find out if students have not understood the lectures in exams, when arguably it is too late, whereas in problem-based learning, the tutor can assess how much each student is learning based on the student's participation in discussion within the weekly tutorials, and may be able to help students who are struggling earlier. LBL has been criticised for 'spoon feeding' students and thus not preparing them for future continued medical education, which

3922-465: Is in contrast with the position in respect of animals, where it is a criminal offence under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 for someone who is not a registered veterinary surgeon (or in certain more limited circumstances a registered veterinary nurse) to provide treatment (save in an emergency) to an animal they do not own. Parliament , since the enactment of the 1858 Act, has conferred on

4028-440: Is the increased chance of selection to competitive training routes such as Academic Medicine or Surgery. The way the programme is implemented varies across the country: sometimes the intercalated degree will be specifically for medical students (e.g. a supervisor-led research project culminating in a dissertation), whilst sometimes the intercalated student will complete taught courses offered to final year BSc or masters students, or

4134-616: Is the responsibility of the medical school they attended to supervise this year until they are fully registered with the General Medical Council. Students in their final year will begin the process of applying for jobs. The new system, called the UK Foundation Programme , (implemented by the NHS Modernising Medical Careers ) involves a simplified online application process, without interviews, based on

4240-471: Is to train doctors on behalf of the National Health Service . Courses generally last four to six years: two years of pre-clinical training in an academic environment and two to three years clinical training at a teaching hospital and in community settings. Medical schools and teaching hospitals are closely integrated. The course of study is extended to six years if an intercalated degree is taken in

4346-479: The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) (required by 8 universities). The number of available medical school places had risen by 3,500 since 1998. There are national quotas imposed on the number of places for students on medicine and dentistry courses in the UK as much of the training needs to occur in a healthcare setting. In 2016, places at medical school were offered through the clearing process for

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4452-531: The British undergraduate degree classification system. This is taken into account in the Foundation Schools Application Form, in which applicants are awarded extra points for a higher class degree. As of 2012, intercalated degrees are able to contribute the maximum of 4 points to the foundation year 1 posts application. The number of points awarded is as following: 4 for a first class, 3 points for

4558-591: The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence review and inquests into eleven deaths at the hospital, there still remained unanswered questions for the families as to what really happened to their relatives and to the conduct of the different investigations. As a result, the then health minister Norman Lamb set up the Gosport Independent Panel led by Bishop James Jones in July 2014. On 20 June 2018, after an enquiry, which took four years and cost £14 million,

4664-521: The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence was created instead to share best practice. Sir Liam said the CHRE had been "reasonably successful" but it would be "worth looking at the possibility of a merger" between the GMC and NMC. Concern has resulted from several studies that suggest that the GMC's handling of complaints appears to differ depending on race or overseas qualifications, but it has been argued that this might be due to indirect factors. However

4770-817: The Crown Prosecution Service , the General Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council , and local politicians had all failed to act to protect patients and their families. According to Prof Sir Brian Jarman, an expert on hospital mortality at the Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College London, the Gosport accident may be repeated because of NHS continued blame culture in pressuring or even firing whistleblowers. The deaths were investigated for an episode of Panorama shown on 21 January 2019. Steve Watts, former assistant chief constable at Hampshire Constabulary, who led

4876-545: The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) . UCAS allows four applications per applicant for medicine, as opposed to the usual five. The remaining one can either be left blank, or be used to apply for a non-medical course. Most UK medical schools now also require applicants to sit additional entrance tests such as the Universities Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) (required by 26 universities) and

4982-491: The BMedSci and early clinical training. In contrast to this, all students at University College London , Imperial College London , Bute Medical School (St Andrews) , University of Oxford , University of Edinburgh and University of Cambridge study for a BSc/BA in addition to their medical degrees . These five medical schools have a six-year curriculum, in which students complete a three-year pre-clinical course, which leads to

5088-467: The BSc/BA which all students receive, for example, the University of Cambridge offers an MB PhD programme of nine years total duration comprising preclinical training, the intercalated BA (see above), clinical training and within the clinical training period a PhD . University College London also offers an MB PhD programme which can be completed in nine years of study. Degrees are classified according to

5194-412: The GMC and I had clear-cut evidence that I was innocent but they withheld evidence during my fitness-to-practice tribunal in 2018. It is a landmark victory and the first time it has ever been done against the GMC. They basically look at your name and where you are from and they decide the case beforehand based on that — it is pretty shocking, to be honest. My background was the only difference between me and

5300-496: The GMC is responsible for a licensing and revalidation system for all practising doctors in the UK, separate from the registration system, since 3 December 2012. Due to the principle of autonomy and law of consent there is no legislative restriction on who can treat patients or provide medical or health-related services. In other words, it is not a criminal offence to provide what would be considered medical assistance or treatment to another person – and not just in an emergency. This

5406-721: The GMC powers to grant various legal benefits and responsibilities to those medical practitioners who are registered with the GMC - a public body and association, as described, of the Medical Act 1983 , by Mr Justice Burnett in British Medical Association v General Medical Council. Registration brings with it the privileges, as they are described, set out in Part 6 of the Act. In reality, they comprise prohibitions for all those not registered. Section 46 prohibits any person from recovering in

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5512-506: The GMC revealed that 68 doctors had died recently whilst undergoing a fitness to practice investigation, In an internal report, "Doctors Who Commit Suicide While Under GMC Fitness to Practise Investigation", the GMC identified 114 doctors, with a median age of 45, who had died during the previous nine years, and had an open and disclosed GMC case at the time of death, and in which 28 had committed (24) or attempted (4) suicide and recommended 'emotional resilience' training for doctors. In

5618-450: The General Council in exercising their functions is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public." Secondly, the GMC regulates and sets the standards for medical schools in the UK , and liaises with other nations' medical and university regulatory bodies over medical schools overseas, leading to some qualifications being mutually recognised. Since 2010, it has also regulated postgraduate medical education. Thirdly,

5724-544: The Gosport Independent Panel published a report which found that 456 deaths in the 1990s had "followed inappropriate administration of opioid drugs". In his introduction, Bishop James Jones says: The shocking outcome of the Panel’s work is that we have now been able to conclude that the lives of over 450 patients were shortened while in the hospital ... during a certain period at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, there

5830-486: The Government will revisit the issue of consolidating the sector into a more cost-effective configuration. Sir Liam Donaldson , a former chief medical officer had recently told the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry that he had been involved in discussions about the Nursing and Midwifery Council merging with the General Medical Council, but proponents had "backed off" from the idea and

5936-539: The Medical Act 1983. It is a criminal offence to make a false claim of membership. The GMC is supported by fees paid by its members, and it became a registered charity in 2001. The Medical Act 1858 established the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom as a statutory body. Initially its members were elected by the members of the profession, and enjoyed widespread confidence from

6042-575: The PBL group resting with the students. This has also brought into question whether the lack of anatomical knowledge adequately prepares graduates for surgery, or negatively affects enthusiasm to enter certain specialties; including academic medicine, surgery, pathology and microbiology., although the purposeful reduction in anatomy teaching within all medical curricula which occurred following Tomorrow's Doctors may be in part to blame for reduced anatomical knowledge, rather than it being due to PBL. Studies have shown that students believe that PBL increases

6148-546: The Register) Regulations 2015. Details recorded include name, address, date of qualification, gender, date of birth, photograph, fitness to practice history, restrictions and whether or not they hold a licence to practice. Not all details on the register are made available to the general public. The GMC administers the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test (PLAB), which has to be sat by non- European Union overseas doctors before they may practise medicine in

6254-623: The Shipman killings . They followed a direction set by the UK government in its white paper , Trust, Assurance and Safety. In 2001, freemasonry was added to the register of interests of council members that the GMC published. One of the key changes was to reduce the size of the Council itself, and changing its composition to an equal number of medical and lay members, rather than the majority being doctors. Legislation passed in December 2002 allowed changes in

6360-533: The Tooke Report which advised that the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board should be assimilated into the GMC. Whilst recognising the achievements made by PMETB, Professor John Tooke concluded that regulation needed to be combined into one body; that there should be one organisation that looked after what he called 'the continuum of medical education', from the moment someone chooses

6466-523: The UK as a registered doctor. A registered practitioner found to have committed some offences can be removed from ("struck off") the medical register. The GMC is now empowered to license and regularly revalidate the practice of doctors in the UK. When the licensing scheme was introduced in 2009, 13,500 (6.1%) of registered doctors chose not to be licensed. Unlicensed but registered doctors are likely to be non-practising lecturers, managers, or practising overseas, or retired. Whereas all registered doctors in

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6572-415: The UK is subject to revalidation. However, unlicensed but registered doctors in the UK are still subject to fitness-to-practice proceedings, and required to follow the GMC's good medical practice guidance. The GMC sets standards of professional and ethical conduct that doctors in the UK are required to follow. The main guidance that the GMC provides for doctors is called Good Medical Practice. This outlines

6678-465: The UK were offered a one-off automatic practise licence in November 2009, since December 2012 no licence will be automatically revalidated, but will be subject to a revalidation process every five years. No doctor may now be registered for the first time without also being issued a licence to practice, although a licensed doctor may give up their licence if they choose. No unlicensed but registered doctor in

6784-526: The United Kingdom and social workers in England should be reformed. Within the Command Paper :- Should any regulators wish to propose mergers with other regulatory bodies to reduce costs as part of this work, the Government will view these proposals sympathetically. If the sector itself is unable to identify and secure significant cost reductions over the next three years, and contain registration fees, then

6890-537: The United Kingdom may be thought of along two continuums: These two can be combined in different ways to form different course types, and in reality few medical schools are at the extremes of either axis but occupy a middle ground. Problem-based learning (PBL) is a principle based on the educational philosophy of the French educationalist Célestin Freinet in the 1920s, and is used in many subject areas including medicine. It

6996-400: The age of 18, end-of-life care, and conflicts of interest. The GMC regulates medical education and training in the United Kingdom. It runs 'quality assurance' programmes for UK medical schools and postgraduate deaneries to ensure that the necessary standards and outcomes are achieved. In February 2008 the then Secretary of State for Health , Alan Johnson , agreed with recommendations of

7102-417: The anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, psychology, etc. relevant to that system. The same also has happened with clinical subjects, so for example rather than studying "medicine" and "surgery" separately, students may have a "heart" module in which they study clinical cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery together. In some medical schools there is integration of clinical and pre-clinical subjects together - e.g.

7208-440: The applicant's first degree to be in a science-related discipline, whereas others will accept a degree in any subject as sufficient evidence of academic ability. The following universities offer four year graduate entry programmes: However, graduates are free to apply to some of the regular five/six year courses. Indeed, universities offering both graduate entry and school leaver entry courses often encourage applications to one of

7314-546: The area wrote to Niall Dickson with her Regulation 28: Report to Prevent Future Deaths: This is the second death of a doctor that has come before me over the last 2 years where a GMC investigation into the doctor's practice has been found to play a part. Academics at King's College London researched the effects of increased regulatory transparency on the medical profession and found significant unintended consequences . As doctors reacted anxiously to regulation and media headlines, they practised more defensively. The GMC

7420-542: The composition of the Council from the following year, with the number of members reducing from 104 to 35, increasing the proportion of lay members. In July 2011, the GMC accepted further changes that would separate its presentation of fitness-to-practise cases from their adjudication, which would become the responsibility of a new body, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service . The GMC had previously been criticised for combining these two roles in

7526-596: The educational effect of self study and their clinical inference ability, and although studies are conflicting, one showed that UK PRHO graduates believed that they were better at dealing with uncertainty and knowing their personal limits. Students feel less detached from clinical medicine through PBL and thus this may increase their enthusiasm for learning. Notably, universities that pioneered successful Problem-based-learning such as University of Montreal or McMaster are themselves prestigious institutions that hold worldwide reputations for clinical and academic excellence, taking

7632-407: The educational philosophy of the institution and the distance of the attached teaching hospitals to the university base (it is much easier for universities with teaching hospitals nearby to offer an integrated curriculum). Models include: Support for a less integrated course includes that it achieves a basic scientific foundation from which to build clinical knowledge upon in later years. However it

7738-443: The end of this intercalated year or two students are awarded a degree, which is variously styled as BSc, BA, MSc, BMSc (Hons), BMedSci(Hons), MA, MPH, MClinEd depending on the university, level of award, and subject studied. Usually students complete an intercalated bachelor's degree the year after completing the second or third year of their medical course. Master's degrees are offered at some schools for students who have completed

7844-416: The entire year. There has been a move for universities have tended to integrate teaching into "systems-based teaching" rather than "subject-based teaching". E.g. rather than studying separate distinct modules in anatomy , physiology , ethics , psychology and biochemistry , students study distinct modules in different body systems, e.g. "heart and lungs" or "nervous system" - during which they will study

7950-481: The first time, with St George's, University of London opening up places on its five-year medical degree undergraduate course. The UCAS personal statement gives applicants the opportunity to write about why they are suitable for medicine. Common subjects discussed during these statements include work experience, subject research and extra-curricular activities. Personal statements are reviewed by university admission boards and applicants scoring highly in tests and with

8056-459: The first year have a place in the healthcare environment, when actual clinical knowledge may be virtually nil. Tomorrow's Doctors also led to the introduction of significant student choice in the syllabus in the form of student selected components . After graduation medical students enter paid employment, as a Foundation House Officer (FHO), during which they will complete the first year of Foundation Training . Foundation training focusses on

8162-455: The fourth year of their medical course. Higher research related masters and academic doctorates are typically undertaken at the end of the fifth year of the course. There is typically strong competition to secure funding from external institutions such as pharmaceutical companies, as such research related intercalated degrees may be in an area the student has little long-term interest, a frequent criticism. The major benefit of an intercalated degree

8268-497: The granting of charitable status the GMC obtained tax relief backdated to 1 April 1994. Charities pay no more than 20% of normal business rates on the buildings they use and occupy. The GMC received confirmation of 80% business rates relief effective from April 1995. As of 2014 , the accounts submitted by the GMC to the Charity Commission showed an income of £97   million, spending of £101M with reserves of £68M. The GMC

8374-521: The guy who was let off and he was my main comparison throughout this whole case. He was white and I have a Muslim name and I'm mixed race. Unfortunately, with the NHS, there is an undercurrent of hidden racism and, sadly, it is rife throughout the system, right up to the regulator". Gaining registration with the GMC (whether provisional or full) also allows the registrant to fit and utilise green flashing lights to their car. Such lights can be used when attending

8480-406: The hearing, Dr Karim said: "Right from the outset, the GMC saw me as a guilty black doctor and withheld evidence that could have proven my innocence. Dr Karim described being wrongly accused of bullying was "pretty devastating". He said: "You feel as though everything has collapsed and is falling apart. When you've done nothing, you realise people can be so vindictive. I was discriminated against by

8586-512: The investigation into 94 of the deaths, declared on 21 January 2019: "I think the evidence is strong enough now, I think it was strong enough then [14 years ago]". Assistant Chief Constable Nick Downing, head of the Serious Crime Directorate for Kent and Essex Police, announced on 30 April 2019 that a new criminal investigation into the deaths was to take place. General Medical Council The General Medical Council ( GMC )

8692-492: The last few years: 2007 fees = £290, 2008 fees = £390, 2009 fees = £410, 2010 fees = £420, 2011 fees = £420, with a 50% discount for doctors earning under £32,000. In 2011, following the Command Paper "Enabling Excellence-Autonomy and Accountability for Healthcare Workers, Social Workers and Social Care Workers", registration fees were reduced by the GMC in accordance with the Government's strategy for reforming and simplifying

8798-436: The medical school OSCE. 1-2 interviewers assess candidates at each station (which typically last 5-8 minutes each ) and each station is focussed on a particular skill desirable of a doctor. Criteria assessed at individual stations may include: After successful completion of clinical training a student graduates as a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery , abbreviated as Broadly speaking, undergraduate medical education in

8904-461: The most severe punishment more frequently, and are least represented in all aspects of governance in the GMC. On 18 June 2021, the GMC, for the first time in its history was found guilty of racial discrimination against a non white doctor by a UK court. A ruling from Reading employment tribunal found that the GMC had discriminated against Dr Karim a consultant urologist based on his race by continuing an investigation into him when it did not investigate

9010-637: The opportunity to listen to leading clinicians or academics, whereas PBL tutors may be underused. Lecture-based learning is also considerably cheaper to organise, requiring fewer staff members who can deliver lectures to large numbers of students at once, rather than the large number of separate tutors needed to deliver problem-based learning to small groups of eight students. Criticisms of lecture based learning include that students get much less interaction with both tutor and colleagues - they passively absorb information in lectures rather than questioning and searching out answers. The lack of interaction also means it

9116-528: The pre-clinical course. St Andrews, Cambridge and Oxford Universities are three of the most traditional pre-clinical medical schools- For example, the Cambridge first year of the Medical Sciences tripos is split into anatomy, biochemistry and physiology. Whilst there is a nominal "Preparing for Patients" aspect to the course when the students speak to real patients, this comprises a total of three afternoons over

9222-451: The predominant method of delivering pre-clinical medical education at many UK medical schools prior to the introduction of Tomorrow's Doctors . Teaching is delivered via large teaching events at which several hundred students may be present, which guides learning. Students are encouraged to do their own reading between lectures as the lectures will only cover the main points. Key points in support of LBL include that students gain

9328-530: The profession. All the GMC's functions derive from a statutory requirement for the establishment and maintenance of a register, which is the definitive list of doctors as provisionally or fully "registered medical practitioners", within the public sector in Britain. The GMC controls entry to the List of Registered Medical Practitioners ("the medical register"). The Medical Act 1983 (amended) notes that, "The main objective of

9434-564: The professional interest, rather than that of the patient". Former President of the General Medical Council, Sir Donald Irvine, called for the current Council to be disbanded and re-formed with new members. Medical school in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom , medical school generally refers to a department within a university which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners . All leading British medical schools are state-funded and their core purpose

9540-714: The region of 60 applicants for each place as these courses have become more widely known. Until relatively recently, people over thirty were strongly discouraged from applying. Entrance to these programmes usually involves sitting a competitive selection test. The most common entry examinations are the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test) or MSAT (Medical Schools Admissions Test). Some schools may use existing entrance examinations that school leavers are also usually required to take e.g. UKCAT or BMAT (see above). The admissions criteria for these graduate entry programmes vary between universities - some universities require

9646-490: The replacement of a duty to, "Act without delay if you have good reason to believe that you or a colleague may be putting patients at risk," to a new duty to, "Take prompt action if you think that patient safety, dignity or comfort is being compromised". Alongside the guidance booklet are a range of explanatory guidelines, including a new one about the use of social media. The GMC also provides additional guidance for doctors on specific ethical topics, such as treating patients under

9752-406: The same allegation against a white doctor. The tribunal heard Dr Karim was an internationally renowned urologist of mixed black African and European descent who had been a whistle blower in a case about surgeons performing operations without appropriate training. Following the GMC investigation, Dr Karim attended a fitness-to-practice hearing in 2018, after which he was cleared of any wrongdoing. After

9858-558: The seven principles of the MMC training ethos: trainee centred, competency assessed, service based, quality assured, flexible, coached, and structured & streamlined. Graduates are still a year away from obtaining full registration with the General Medical Council . During this year trainees are legally only able to work in certain supervised jobs, as a Foundation House Officer 1 (FHO1) , and cannot legally practise independently, and it

9964-442: The similar cases with missing records are taken into account, the true number of victims may be up to 650. Other figures show that 70% of the victims were not admitted for terminal care, so their deaths were unexpected, with most living only two days or less after being administered the drug. Nurses' concerns were repeatedly ignored. The panel found that the hospital management, local healthcare organisations, Hampshire Constabulary ,

10070-399: The standard of professional conduct that the public expects from its doctors and provides principles that underpin the GMC's fitness-to-practise decisions. Originally written in 1995, a revised edition came into force in November 2006, and another with effect from 22 April 2013. The content of Good Medical Practice has been rearranged into four domains of duties. Their most significant change is

10176-415: The start of the course and clinical subjects towards the end. A variety of models are in operation. Any model may use PBL or LBL learning methods: for example Manchester has a PBL-based curriculum but a strong pre-clinical/clinical divide, whilst Brighton and Sussex Medical School has a more integrated curriculum, delivered via a lecture-based programme. Many factors influence the choice of model, including

10282-475: The system for regulating healthcare workers in the UK and social workers and social care workers in England and requiring that "[A]t a time of pay restraint in both the public and private sectors, the burden of fees on individual registrants needs to be minimised." The GMC maintains a register of medical practitioners. However, no law expressly prohibits any unregistered or unqualified person from practicing most types of medicine or even surgery. A criminal offence

10388-467: The then Chief Medical Officer , published a report titled Good doctors, safer patients , which appeared in 2006. Donaldson echoed concerns about GMC FTP procedures and other functions of the Council. In his view, complaints were dealt with in a haphazard manner, the GMC caused distress to doctors over trivial complaints while tolerating poor practice in other cases. He accused the Council of being "secretive, tolerant of sub-standard practice and dominated by

10494-402: The theoretical learning, teaching this on its own for 2–3 years in a pre-clinical course before students went on to study clinical subjects on their own for a further 3 years in a clinical course . In some cases, these were taught at geographically distinct sites or even separate universities, with an entirely separate staff for each course, sometimes with the award of a BA or BSc at the end of

10600-436: The top few percent of worldwide graduate applicants. PBL can be considered to be more suitable to teaching of graduate medicine, whose students may benefit from the maturity of an existing degree and previous experience of self-directed learning, and perhaps unsuitable for less able students and undergraduates. Lecture-based learning (LBL) consists of information delivered mainly through large lectures or seminars. This had been

10706-444: The two course types, depending on the graduate's educational background. Some medical students spend one or two additional years at medical school (lengthening a five-year course to six or seven years) studying for an intercalated degree. This is an extra degree awarded in addition to their medical degrees , giving the student the opportunity to gain an extra qualification, and aids students' research and individual study skills . At

10812-637: The year is optional, and a relatively small percentage of students elect to study for it. At the University of Nottingham, all students undertake a research project and dissertation under the supervision of schools within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, leading to a BMedSci (Hons) Degree in the third year. Whilst this additional degree is uniquely awarded within the five-year period of study, Nottingham medical students undertake heavily extended third and fourth years of up to 48 weeks in order to accomplish both

10918-423: Was a disregard for human life and a culture of shortening the lives of a large number of patients by prescribing and administering “dangerous doses” of a hazardous combination of medication not clinically indicated or justified ... when relatives complained about the safety of patients and the appropriateness of their care, they were consistently let down by those in authority – both individuals and institutions... If

11024-429: Was first developed in relation to medical education at McMaster University Medical School in the late 1960s,. It was introduced to the UK by Manchester University . It refers to a whole process, and not merely to a specific event (the PBL tutorial). In the UK, the focus is on a PBL-tutorial which is conducted in small groups of around 8–10 students (although this varies with seniority and between medical school) with

11130-402: Was most heavily criticised by Dame Janet Smith as part of her inquiry into the issues arising from the case of Dr Harold Shipman . "Expediency," says Dame Janet, "replaced principle." Dame Janet maintained that the GMC failed to deal properly with Fitness to Practise (FTP) cases, particularly involving established and respected doctors. In response to the Shipman report, Sir Liam Donaldson ,

11236-466: Was registered as a charity with the Charity Commission of England and Wales on 9 November 2001. The Commissioners having considered the court and the Commission's jurisdiction to consider an organisation's status, which had previously been considered by the courts, in issues of charitable status. Charities do not normally have to pay income tax or corporation tax, capital gains tax or stamp duty. Following

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