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EDITOR,--The Calman report proposes more structured training. It is important that this should include enough flexibility for one to two years spent in a developing country to be a possible component in the training package. Review of the posts abroad and supervision by experienced doctors from Britain may make them acceptable for accreditation. I hope that the Joint Committees on Higher Medical Training and on Surgical Training, specialty groups, and the Royal College of General Practitioners will recognise the value of broader training while planning the structured models. There are still situations in which longer periods of work are possible and permit a greater contribution to local health services. Doctors intending to work abroad should build good links with empathetic general practices and consultants before they go and try to maintain the links while abroad.
What skills should doctors take and share? Paul Johnstone sums these up well, especially where
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