Hi all
My 2 pen'orth from what I have seen in GP training
This sort of discussion can lead to much damage if one thing (in
particular) is not kept in mind. It is relatively easy for us to define
the 'lowest common denominator' for what we want from a trainee - once
this is done then someone will often devise a cumbersome, time consuming
piece of documentation that ensures that we have recorded that our
trainees have achieved the dizzy heights of said 'lowest common
denominator'
Certainly, GP training has lost a lot in this process IMHO, )of course
the system does have its' advocates, but these are often those who
manage to make part of their living by devoting time to such things
rather than looking after patients ;-)
As a GP trainer I spent much time filling in documents and assessing my
trainee (yes, I know they are called Registrars but they were in
training so why avoid the term 'trainee'?) to prove that they were of
lowest common denominator standard.
I am aware that I have not suggested a solution to this difficult
problem - but I just felt that flagging this might help avoid one of the
pitfalls
Cheers all
--
Jel Coward
The UK Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and Command Physician course is
9th-15th November 2003 at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore, Scotland
http://www.wildmedic.org
http://www.wemsi.org
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