scholarly journals A Historical Look at the Indian Healthcare Professionals in the NHS

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Balmukind Bhala ◽  
Aruna Bhala ◽  
Neeraj Bhala
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Indian Medical ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

Doctors and nurses from the Indian subcontinent have been working in the UK healthcare sector for over a 100 years. Initially only open to Europeans, Indians were allowed to enter the Indian Medical Service (IMS) in 1855, although the requisite was that they had to sit exams based in London and had to be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). At the time there were many schools training Indian doctors, but only as licentiates. In relation to medical education, through pressure applied by the IMS, indigenous courses for the training of Indian doctors were abolished and several medical colleges, modelled along western pedagogic styles, were established. The staff of all these colleges were appointed from the IMS and their methods of instruction were virtually indistinguishable from those practised in England and Scotland. Indian degrees were recognised in 1892 by the GMC and this recognition persisted until 1975, with a short interlude in the mid-1930s when there was a dispute between the GMC and the Government of India about the quality of Indian medical education. 1

The Duties of Doctors In Medical Education: A Letter To The Editor (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sneha Barai
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Role Model ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The Uk ◽  
And Training

UNSTRUCTURED The UK General Medical Council (GMC) explicitly states doctors have a duty to ‘contribute to teaching and training…by acting as a positive role model’. However, recent studies suggest some are not fulfilling this, which is impacting medical students' experiences and attitudes during their training. As such, doctors have a duty to act as role models and teachers, as specified by the GMC, which it seems are not currently being fulfilled. This would improve the medical students’ learning experiences and demonstrate good professional values for them to emulate. Therefore, these duties should be as important as patient care, since this will influence future generations.

scholarly journals Medical Students’ Experience of Mindfulness Training in the UK: Well-Being, Coping Reserve, and Professional Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Malpass ◽  
Kate Binnie ◽  
Lauren Robson
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
The Body ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
The Uk

Medical school can be a stressful experience for students, resulting in stress-related mental health problems. Policy recommendations from the General Medical Council (GMC), the body responsible for improving medical education in the UK, recommend the use of mindfulness training to increase well-being and resilience to stress. Students participating in an eight-week mindfulness training between Autumn 2011 and Spring 2015 were invited to complete a free text survey at the end of their mindfulness course. In addition, six qualitative interviews were conducted lasting between 60 and 90 minutes. Interviews used a topic guide and were recorded and transcribed verbatim. We used the framework approach to analyse the data. Students reported a new relationship to their thoughts and feelings which gave a greater sense of control and resiliency, an ability to manage their workload better, and more acceptance of their limitations as learners. The small group context was important. Students described improved empathy and communication skills through building inner awareness of thoughts and feelings, noticing judgments, and developing attentive observation. The findings show how resiliency and coping reserve can be developed within medical education and the role of mindfulness in this process. We present a conceptual model of a learnt cycle of specific vulnerability and describe how MBCT intercepts at various junctures in this self-reinforcing cycle through the development of new coping strategies that embrace an “allowed vulnerability.”

scholarly journals DOCTOR OF MEDICINE AND DIPLOMATE OF NATIONAL BOARD COURSES IN INDIA–ISSUES AND EQUIVALENCE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
ANUSUYA BHATTACHARYYA ◽  
PHULEN SARMA ◽  
HARISH KUMAR ◽  
BIKASH MEDHI ◽  
KASTURI BHATTACHARJEE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Exit Examination ◽  
National Board ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Education In India ◽  
The Government

India is the only country in the world running two different doctoral courses for doctors, i.e., Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Diplomate of National Board (DNB). DNB course was introduced in 1975 to overcome shortage of specialist doctors and medical teachers. Both courses have centralized entry examination, similar tenure period, academic and clinical activities, and research exposure and exit examination (in the host institute in MD examination and in designated exit exam centre in institute other than poarent institute in case of DNB examination). Initially, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Medical Council of India (MCI) established the equivalence between two. Discrimination started since October 2012 through MCI gazette notification for DNB trainees from non-MCI recognized institutes with regards to teacher appointment. DNB doctors were united to raise their voice against this. While the Government of India (GOI) is in favor of equivalence between two, MCI is against the same. Recently, MCI is dissolved and is going to be replaced by the National Medical Commission and positive outcome is expected for the DNB side. A recent notification is issued toward equivalence of two courses provided candidate completed DNB course from hospitals with minimum 500 beds. Evaluating quality of education on the basis of number of beds seems unjustifiable as there are many better indicators of quality of medical education. The NMC act also retained the same 500 bed criteria. Taking into account the view point of benefit of population and improvement in medical education in India, it is desirable to reconsider the issue by the Government of India (GOI) and to act accordingly. To enhance the standard of current medical education, higher standards should be imposed in curriculum and centralized exit examination to be made compulsory for both the courses.

scholarly journals Clinical standards and the wider quality agenda

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Lelliott
Keyword(s):  
Medical Practice ◽  
General Public ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government

There is an unprecedented level of interest among the general public, the media and politicians in the quality of treatment and care provided by the NHS. Traditional methods for upholding the quality of medical practice, through professional self-regulation, are under attack. The General Medical Council (GMC) has responded by voting to introduce a process of revalidation for medical practitioners. If this is not seen to succeed, the Government could take this responsibility away from the GMC, and the Medical Colleges and Faculties.

Sustainable Healthcare In Medical Education: The Student Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhruv Gupta ◽  
Lahvanya Shantharam ◽  
Bridget Kathryn MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background:It is now a General Medical Council requirement to incorporate sustainable healthcare teaching (SHT) into medical curricula. To date, research has focussed on the perspective of educators and which sustainable healthcare topics to include in teaching. However, to our knowledge, no previous study has investigated the perspective of both undergraduate and postgraduate medical students in the UK regarding current and future incorporation of SHT in medical education.Methods:A questionnaire was circulated to clinical year medical students and students intercalating after completing at least one clinical year in a London University. The anonymous questionnaire consisted of sections on the environmental impact, current teaching and future teaching of SHT.Results:163 students completed the questionnaire. 93% of participants believed that climate change is a concern in current society, and only 1.8% thought they have been formally taught what sustainable healthcare is. No participants strongly agreed, and only 5 participants (3.1%) agreed, that they would feel confident in answering exam questions on this topic, with 89% agreeing that more SHT is needed. 60% believe that future teaching should be incorporated in both preclinical and clinical years, with 31% of participants preferring online modules as the method of teaching.Conclusion: Our novel study has stressed the lack of current sustainable healthcare teaching in the medical curriculum. From a student perspective, using online modules throughout medical school presents an attractive method of incorporating sustainable healthcare teaching in the future.

scholarly journals Improving the Quality of Operation Notes by Using a Mnemonic and Proforma

2013 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 200-202
Author(s):  
NJG Bauer ◽  
A Wilson ◽  
RJ Grimer
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Standards And Regulations ◽  
The Uk

The General Medical Council is assigned the role of safeguarding and maintaining the health and wellbeing of the public by the Medical Act 1983. All doctors and surgeons in the UK are bound by their professional standards and regulations. Surgeons have to abide by the standards set by The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), which are deemed 'reasonable, assessable and achievable by all competent surgeons'. One of these standards is the overriding duty to ensure that 'all medical records are legible, complete and contemporaneous'. It is vital that all medical and surgical notes document each consultation or procedure that the patient has undergone during his or her stay in hospital.

scholarly journals Mandating doctors to attend counter-terrorism workshops is medically unethical

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Summerfield
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Mandatory Training ◽  
The Uk

SummaryThis is a brief exploration of the ethical issues raised for psychiatrists, and for universities, schools and wider society, by the demand that they attend mandatory training as part of the UK government's Prevent counter-terrorism strategy. The silence on this matter to date on the part of the General Medical Council, medical Royal Colleges, and the British Medical Association is a failure of ethical leadership. There is also a civil liberties issue, reminiscent of the McCarthyism of 1950s USA. We should refuse to attend.

scholarly journals Virtual Interviews for Students Interacting Online for Psychiatry (VISIOn): a novel resource for learning clinical interview skills

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 218-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Fitzmaurice ◽  
Katie Armstrong ◽  
Valerie Carroll ◽  
Declan Dagger ◽  
Michael Gill
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Academic Psychiatry ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Clinical Interview ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Medical Council

Academic psychiatry departments have two principle roles within undergraduate medical education. The first is to increase knowledge about psychological and psychiatric disorders and their treatments. The second is to help students develop the clinical skills to sensitively, effectively and accurately interview patients with psychological problems (General Medical Council, 1993) and to assess the mental states of patients.

scholarly journals Psychiatry as part of a Pre-registration Rotation

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 272-273
Author(s):  
C. P. Seager
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
General Surgery ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Clinical Hospital ◽  
Basic Medical Education ◽  
Basic Medical

The General Medical Council published Recommendations on Basic Medical Education in which the principles of the Pre-registration House Officer post were updated. An important provision was the acceptance of a variety of combinations of posts including four months in general medicine, four months in general surgery and four months in another clinical hospital discipline or in a health centre.

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