- Useful list of acronyms for GP training
- nMRCGP in a nutshell (powerpoint)
- What every trainee needs to know
- E-portfolio pearls - making the e-portfolio work for you (non technical guide)
- How many assessments and when? (summary of what to do at what ST stage)
- nMRCGP on 2 sides of A4 for trainers
- What every GP training practice needs to know
- What every Clinical Supervisor needs to know
- What every hospital training department needs to know
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Components of nMRCGP & When to Take What
The RCGP website is your essential resource for all the latest information and guidance. It is being continually updated, therefore if it says anything different from what’s on this website: believe the college! http://www.rcgp.org.uk/
Key Principles
* Whilst the process is Trainee led, this will be supported by your educational supervisor
* There are 6 monthly reviews throughout training at which your progress will be reviewed and actions agreed
* Loads of different things happening in parallel throughout the 3 years
* Plan now to avoid last minute panic
The GP Curriculum and nMRCGP
The curriculum covers the knowledge and skills that all GP trainees need to learn in order to deliver the highest quality standards of patient care.
Familiarise yourself with the GP curiculum; it's a big document but the more you look at it, the more familiar you'll become. All components of nMRCGP are mapped to the competencies in the curriculum.
RULES, REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS CHANGE OFTEN. PLEASE REVISIT THE RCGP AND PMETB WEBSITES FREQUENTLY BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T ONLY YOU LOSE OUT! |
PMETB stands for Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board and is the body that approves training programmes and examinations for all medical specialties. In terms of general practice, it approves things like the GP curriculum, standards required for training posts and end assessments like the nMRCGP exam. The RCGP is the body that has been seconded to develop these things and put them out to Deaneries. The Deaneries are there to ensure what has been set nationally is implemented locally. It is the programme directors, trainers and consultants who actually help to deliver some of this stuff.
How Can I Prepare for the nMRCGP?
There is tonnes of stuff available on the RCGP website. You should go there and check it out www.rcgp.org.uk . However, because there is simply so much detailed stuff on each component, you might end up missing the bigger picture and because of that we provide some guidance on this website to re-emphasise some of the important bits. You'll also find some stuff that we have developed locally ourselves to help you along. However, the stuff we concentrate on is the workplace based assessment (WPBA) as that is the area where we can help you the most. We are sure you can appreciate there is little we can do in terms of guiding you about the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) for instance.
Your Local nMRCGP
Course For current information on future nMRCGP Preparation Courses please follow this link: FACULTY CALENDAR