Evolving Trauma and Orthopedics Training in the UK

The ever-growing population of the UK has resulted in increasing demands on its healthcare service. Changes have been introduced in the UK medical training system to avoid loss of training time and make it more focused and productive. Modernizing medical careers (MMC) was introduced in 2005. This pr...

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Published in:Journal of surgical education 2013-01, Vol.70 (1), p.104-108
Main Authors: Inaparthy, Praveen K., MS (Orth), Sayana, Murali K., MS (Orth), Maffulli, Nicola, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Competence
Education, Medical, Graduate - trends
European working time directive
Humans
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Orthopedics - education
Patient Care
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
specialty training
Surgery
Systems-Based Practice
training program
trauma and orthopaedics
Traumatology - education
United Kingdom
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Summary:The ever-growing population of the UK has resulted in increasing demands on its healthcare service. Changes have been introduced in the UK medical training system to avoid loss of training time and make it more focused and productive. Modernizing medical careers (MMC) was introduced in 2005. This promised to reduce the training period for a safe trauma specialist, in trauma and orthopedics, to 10 years. At around the same time, the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) was introduced to reduce the working hours for junior doctors in training, to improve patient safety and also work-life balance of junior doctors. Introduction of the assessment tools from Orthopedic Competency assessment project (OCAP) will help tailor the training according to the needs of the trainee. The aim of this article is to review the changes in the UK orthopedic surgical training over the past two decades.
ISSN:1931-7204
1878-7452
DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.07.006