Where next with revalidation?

doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7506.1458

BMJ 2005;330:1458-1459 (25 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7506.1458

Editorial

Where next with revalidation?

Self regulation should survive, but revalidation must offereducation as well as performance review

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A century ago, Cornford described how a conservative facultyat Cambridge University, England, struggled to deflect the pressureto reform.¹ Some aspects of that treatise have been reprisedin the BMJ series on the United Kingdom General Medical Council,which ends this week, as regulators take on the public's needfor a mechanism to ensure that doctors provide good care forpatients throughout their careers.^2-8 Three themes emerge fromthis series and from the broader debate: revalidation is necessary;revalidation must be comprehensive; and medicine should be selfregulated.

In his article, Irvine espouses the view that doctors are personallyresponsible for their own ability to provide good care and thatthey share in the collective responsibility for their colleagues.⁴In this context, revalidation is an essential expression ofprofessionalism and a means of establishing accountability topatients and the public.

Overwhelmingly, patients also feel that revalidation is necessary.Cain, . . . [Full text of this article]

John J Norcini, president

Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research, 3624 Market Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
(jnorcini@faimer.org)

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