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Creation of novel training programmes mapped to the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board Internal Medicine stage 1 curriculum

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The successful mapping of the IMT curriculum to medical trainee rotations in London demonstrated that major curriculum changes are possible at scale, with regional and local cooperation. The opportunity for any issues of concern within the new rotations to be flagged up in advance of IMT recruitment in 2019 are seen as an advantage, as well as potentially reduced burden of work for local trainers and TPDs in the lead-up to 2019 national recruitment.

Development of a north-west London paracentesis simulation course for core medical trainees

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We designed, implemented and evaluated a near-peer simulation training programme teaching diagnostic and therapeutic abdominal paracentesis to core medical trainees (CMTs). We taught diagnostic and therapeutic abdominal paracentesis to 77 north-west London CMTs over 8 training days over 4 years, 2015 to 2019. The programme was optimised by use of plan, do, study, act (PDSA) cycles and the content was evaluated by anonymous pre- and post-course questionnaires.

The GMC national training survey: Does it have an impact?

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The General Medical Council (GMC) national trainee survey (NTS) monitors junior doctor training experience annually, which is then used by organisations such as Health Education England to inform quality management. Its validity as an assessment of the learning environment to drive improvement is frequently questioned; currently there are no published evidence-based studies to demonstrate its impact. To explore the effects of the GMC survey, we carried out a retrospective cohort study using publicly available GMC NTS survey data.