Abstract
At its meeting in June 2004, the Court of Electors approved the proposals indicating changes in training and assessment in psychiatry to enable consultant psychiatrists to practise in 2020. The main recommendations are presented elsewhere in this issue (Bhugra & Holsgrove, pp. 49–52, this issue).
Highlights
The emphasis of the new training is on patientcentred processes and in the new assessment proposals emphasis is on competency-based assessments which would be monitored and examined on a modular level
The key competencies to be assessed follow the attributes of a good psychiatrist discussed in Good Psychiatric Practice (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2004) (Box 1)
There is little doubt that senior house officer and specialist registrar training will merge into a single grade and trainees may well be appointed to a scheme for 5 years
Summary
The emphasis of the new training is on patientcentred processes and in the new assessment proposals emphasis is on competency-based assessments which would be monitored and examined on a modular level. The key competencies to be assessed follow the attributes of a good psychiatrist discussed in Good Psychiatric Practice (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2004) (Box 1). These competencies can be attained and assessed at three levels. Level 1 indicates effective communication with the patient and developing therapeutic alliances.
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