The new UK internal medicine curriculum

Reform of physician education is needed to meet the needs of patients, based on comorbidities, chronic disease management and complexity. The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board has developed a new internal medicine curriculum for physician training that aims to not only deliver this e...

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Published in:Clinical medicine (London, England) England), 2017-04, Vol.17 (2), p.103-104
Main Author: Black, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Core medical training
curriculum
general internal medicine
Professional Issues
training
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Summary:Reform of physician education is needed to meet the needs of patients, based on comorbidities, chronic disease management and complexity. The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board has developed a new internal medicine curriculum for physician training that aims to not only deliver this expectation, but will simplify competency-based education, smooth the transition to the medical registrar role and hopefully fill some of the current empty funded training posts. However, the change process is complex and requires close working with the General Medical Council and other partners in curriculum delivery.
ISSN:1470-2118
1473-4893
DOI:10.7861/clinmedicine.17-2-103