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  • GP trainees now have their consultation skills ass

    The Ultimate guide to the Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA) for GP trainees

    • 8 May 2024

    The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has introduced a new way of examining clinical competence. This guide answers the most common questions about the new exam and explains what it involves.

  • The Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP)

    • 15 Aug 2022

    After medical school, it is easy to assume that the ever-scrutinising assessments of competency will diminish – wrong! 

  • Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA): Capability Framework

    • 12 Aug 2022

    Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA) is a professional capability framework and constitutes one of the three components of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) examination.

  • GP Training: Urgent and Unscheduled Care (Including Out-of-Hours)

    • 12 Aug 2022

    To obtain the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), GP trainees must demonstrate their ability to provide Urgent and Unscheduled Care (UUC) to patients, which also includes Out-of-Hours (OOH) services

  • An Overview of The GP Curriculum

    • 12 Aug 2022

    The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) curriculum outlines the attitudes and competencies consistent with independent practice as a GP in the United Kingdom. It forms the educational framework for specialty training in general practice. 

  • Workplace Based Assessments (WPBA) Code of Conduct

    • 12 Aug 2022

    Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA) is a professional capability framework and constitutes one of the three components of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) examination.

  • Guide To MRCGP: Recorded Consultation Assessment (RCA)

    • 12 Aug 2022

    The MRCGP (Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners) is a postgraduate medical qualification that is required to secure Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice

  • Patient Consent Guidance for Recorded Consultation Assessment

    • 12 Aug 2022

    The Recorded Consultation Assessment (RCA) is a summative assessment tool designed to temporarily replace the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) component of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) exam during the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to evaluate a GP trainee’s ability to apply knowledge and skills pertinent to general practice.

  • WPBA Assessments: What Are WPBAs in Medicine?

    • 11 Aug 2022

    Workplace Based Assessments (WPBA) refer to a group of different assessment methods that are carried out in the workplace and assess different competencies required by the speciality.

  • BMJ Careers: Guide To Targeted GP Training

    • 11 Aug 2022

    This article will provide an overview of standard GP training and GP applications processes then expand on targeted GP training. Targeted GP training is a new scheme allowing previous GP trainees who have left GP training between August 2010-January 2018 to re-enter GP training if they meet certain criteria. 

  • GP Training: Where in the UK To Apply and Why

    • 11 Aug 2022

    The first stage of General Practice (GP) specialty training recruitment comprises an electronic form via the Oriel recruitment portal. Alongside providing personal and past employment details, applicants must indicate where they would like to train

  • The BMJ Guide: Quality Improvement Project (QIP)

    • 11 Aug 2022

    The Quality Improvement Project (QIP) is a constituent of Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA), one of the three parts of the MRCGP examination.

  • The BMJ Guide: How To Get Into GP Training

    • 11 Aug 2022

    The recruitment process for a GP ST1 post differs from other medical specialties and is overseen by the General Practice National Recruitment Office (GPNRO) across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

  • BMJ Careers: Guide To GP Associates in Training (AiTs)

    • 11 Aug 2022

    An Associate in Training, or AiT, is a GP trainee who has decided to join the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) as a trainee member.

  • The Ultimate Guide To The MRCGP Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)

    • 11 Aug 2022

    The Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) is a qualification that confirms that a doctor has finished specialty training in general practice and possesses competencies consistent with independent practice in the UK. The Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)

  • The Ultimate Guide To The MRCGP Applied Knowledge Test

    • 11 Aug 2022

    What is the MRCGP Applied Knowledge Test? The Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) is one of three components of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) exam that all GP trainees must pass to complete their training.

  • How To Optimise Your GP Trainee Portfolio

    • 11 Aug 2022

    A GP’s new year’s resolution – ‘I promise this year, that I will not leave collating evidence for my annual review to the last minute.’ As a GP Specialty Trainee (GPST) it is vital to record learning opportunities, assessments, and reflections encountered while working to progress through the training programme and become fully qualified.