Abstract
SummaryThis is a time of rapid change in postgraduate training, the implications of which are wide ranging. This paper reviews the current situation regarding dual training in psychiatry. Included is an analysis of utilisation of dual training in psychiatric specialities gleaned via the College membership data and an examination of the current employment prospects in relation to dual training. the impact on dual training of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC), competency-based training and the possibility of a single Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in psychiatry is considered. Suggestions are then made for the way forward.
Highlights
We examine whether there is a continued role for dual training in psychiatry and how this fits into the new structure of postgraduate medical education
The data obtained from the College membership database relies on the accuracy of the information provided directly by members, these figures suggest that that the listed combinations of dual training are those for which there is a direct service need, as the majority of those trained in these areas are utilising their skills in their clinical practice
The College’s Education, Training and Standards Committee has recently endorsed the principle of continuing dual training for specialty combinations for which there is a clear patient need
Summary
This is a time of rapid change in postgraduate training, the implications of which are wide ranging. The data obtained from the College membership database relies on the accuracy of the information provided directly by members, these figures suggest that that the listed combinations of dual training are those for which there is a direct service need, as the majority of those trained in these areas are utilising their skills in their clinical practice. The College’s Education, Training and Standards Committee has recently endorsed the principle of continuing dual training for specialty combinations for which there is a clear patient need. It will be the Deaneries who are tasked with delivering this vision, the implementation of which is currently far from certain. Post-CCT training should not dilute the increasing importance of continuing professional development within the consultant grade
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