GMC - Review of Tomorrow's Doctors - 12 Dec 08

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The GMC Education Committee last published Tomorrow’s Doctors, its standards for undergraduate medical education, in 2003. The Committee is now reviewing Tomorrow’s Doctors to consider how this guidance might be changed to incorporate key changes impacting the medical sector and to ensure that the guidance remains fit for purpose.

Review
The review of Tomorrow's Doctors builds on previous consultation undertaken by the GMC.

The review is considering whether standards set out in the current edition are still relevant and appropriate and takes account of developments in educational theory, research and professional practice since the guidance was last published in 2003.

The review is in two phases:

• Phase One The first phase of the review informed the development of a revised draft of Tomorrow's Doctors for consultation through engagement with a wide range of stakeholders and information gathering on key issues.
• Phase Two The revised draft of Tomorrow's Doctors has now been published for consideration and feedback during a three month consultation period. The consultation began on 15 December 2008 and will be open until 27 March 2009.

Respond to the consultation.
The review will lead to a new edition of Tomorrow’s Doctors which will meet the changing context of the medical education environment and ensure undergraduate medical education continues to provide graduates with a strong foundation for future learning and practice.

If you would like to be added to the database to receive information about the review of Tomorrow’s Doctors, please email tomorrowsdoctors@gmc-uk.org.
 

Research

Research into the preparedness of medical graduates to begin practice
This research has been commissioned by the GMC and undertaken by the University of Newcastle, the University of Warwick and Glasgow University led by Dr Jan Illing.

This research has considered how prepared medical graduates are for the workplace with a view to raising implications for the development of curricula.

Research into the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors
This research has been commissioned by the GMC and is being undertaken by the University of Manchester, Tribal Consulting, the University of Liverpool and the North Western Deanery led by Professor Timothy Dornan.

This research is looking into the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in junior doctors, concentrating on the interplay between doctors’ educational backgrounds and factors in the practice environment.
Read the prescribing errors research invitation to tender (79kb, Download PDF documentpdf).

Research on the purposes of Tomorrow's Doctors
This research was commissioned by the GMC and undertaken by the the Open University and Leeds University led by Professor Janet Grant and Professor Trudie Roberts.

This research investigated both the implicit and explicit purposes in Tomorrow's Doctors (2003).
Read the purposes of Tomorrow's Doctors research invitation to tender (56kb, Download PDF documentpdf).

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