Abstract
The stated aim of the new Foundation Programme is to equip all doctors with a range of generic competencies before they embark on a specialist training programme, following the advice in Modernising Medical Careers (Department of Health, 2003, 2004), which built upon Unfinished Business, Proposals for the Reform of the Senior House Officer Grade (Department of Health, 2002). The educational aims of this 2-year programme are to develop generic skills, competencies and attitudes to ensure professional conduct that will reflect ‘good medical practice’ as defined by the General Medical Council (1998). Any education for the Foundation Programme must concentrate on these areas. A Curriculum for the Foundation Years in Postgraduate Education and Training is being produced by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in co-operation with the Modernising Medical Careers Implementation Team at the Department of Health (Department of Health, 2005).
Highlights
Introduction to psychiatry curriculum for FoundationYear 2Short-duration release for attachments in psychiatry is another way of introducing trainees to psychiatry
Principles of multiprofessional team working and a knowledge of the role of individual members within multiprofessional teams, as well as a knowledge of legislation applied in mental health work and associated ethical dilemmas, are important learning points
Most placements in psychiatry are likely to be in the second year, when doctors will develop generic skills and competencies, including enhanced clinical skills, effective relationships with patients, high standards in clinical governance and patient safety, effective use of evidence and data, communication, team working, multiprofessional practice, time management and decision-making and an effective understanding of the different settings in which medicine is practised
Summary
The stated aim of the new Foundation Programme is to equip all doctors with a range of generic competencies before they embark on a specialist training programme, following the advice in Modernising Medical Careers (Department of Health, 2003, 2004), which built upon Unfinished Business, Proposals for the Reform of the Senior House Officer Grade (Department of Health, 2002). The educational aims of this 2-year programme are to develop generic skills, competencies and attitudes to ensure professional conduct that will reflect ‘good medical practice’ as defined by the General Medical Council (1998). Principles of multiprofessional team working and a knowledge of the role of individual members within multiprofessional teams, as well as a knowledge of legislation applied in mental health work and associated ethical dilemmas, are important learning points. These can be developed into an outcome-based curriculum by way of individual statements of intent (Box 1)
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