General practice education and training

BMJ 1994;309:284-285 (30 July)

Editorials

General practice education and training

Education and Training for General Practice highlights someof the changes that the Royal College of General Practitionersregards as necessary in vocational training and continuing medicaleducation.¹ Although many of the proposals may sound radicalto outsiders, they will induce deja vu in most people with aclose interest in the topic. This does not, however, detractfrom their importance or the need for urgent action. For example,the profession should fully support the proposals for extendingtraining in general practice from 12 months to 18 months, introducingmore short rotations through specialties, allowing more flexiblevocational training, and granting greater financial independenceand purchasing responsibility to regional advisers.

Alas, some proposals fudge the issues and smack of politicalcompromise. For example, one of the document's key proposalsrelates to the regulations for vocational training. Becausethey could restrict the development of training some peoplenow believe that the . . . [Full text of this article]

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Education and training for general practice Royal college lacks necessary mandate: B D Keighley, B D M Williams, and D P Gray
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