BMJ  2007;335:426-428 (1 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.39300.591632.DE

Analysis

Has Modernising Medical Careers lost its way?

¹ University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, ² Department of Anaesthesia, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB

Originally intended to address problems with the senior house officer grade, Modernising Medical Careers has since expanded in scope and radically altered its plans for specialist training. George and Anthony Madden question whether it is still fit for purpose

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Summary points Modernising Medical Careers began as an attempt to address longstanding problems with the senior house officer grade It has since expanded in scope to reform all levels of postgraduate medical training and bears little resemblance to the proposals that were approved during consultations There is now a real danger that it will deliver a generation of highly specialised doctors who lack the breadth of experience and flexibility that will enable them to manage unusual clinical problems or change as medicine advances This cannot be good for patients, NHS employers or the government, indicating that MMC may not be fit for purpose

The Medical Training Applications Service (MTAS) has caused huge upset within the medical profession. Not only has it failed to allocate trainees in a fair and transparent way, but it has failed to ensure all allocations have been completed in time for 1 August 2007.

In recent months, the . . . [Full text of this article]

What is Modernising Medical Careers?

The original idea

The need for modernisation

Box 1: Five key principles for reform of the senior house officer grade²

Responses to the consultation

Box 2: The British Medical Association's response to Unfinished Business⁵

Evolution of MMC

Has MMC lost its way?

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