A regional medical manpower and training information system

MEDICS (Medical Education Information and Career System) is a computerized information system relating to hospital doctors employed in the South West Thames Regional Health Authority which is administered through the Regional Postgraduate Dean's Office at the British Postgraduate Medical Federa...

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Published in:Community Medicine 1982-05, Vol.4 (2), p.108-112
Main Authors: Viner, Ronald S., Lees, William, Dick, George W. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computers
Education, Medical
England
Medical Staff, Hospital - supply & distribution
Regional Health Planning - organization & administration
Software
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Summary:MEDICS (Medical Education Information and Career System) is a computerized information system relating to hospital doctors employed in the South West Thames Regional Health Authority which is administered through the Regional Postgraduate Dean's Office at the British Postgraduate Medical Federation (BPMF). The system, which was initially set up to analyse postgraduate training, has been expanded to encompass medical manpower planning and career strategy to enable this Region to deal with its own requirements and contribute to the national picture. The basis of the system is a comprehensive, dynamic and reactive master file of medical manpower which is utilized for manpower and service planning, the provision of essential information for training, service and individual specialty committees and the planning and monitoring of postgraduate medical education. Confidentiality is strictly observed and access to data carefully controlled by in-built system security, data only being accessible by supplying appropriate passwords.
ISSN:0142-2456
1741-3850
2753-5517
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a043515