There are many challenges facing undergraduate education in the smaller specialities such as obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G). These are similar throughout the world, although the emphasis may vary according to…
The arguments in favour of recertification have been made cogently. Doctors in the UK on the whole continue to enjoy the trust and respect of their patients and the general…
Postgraduate medical education has changed enormously in the last 10 years presenting huge logistical challenges for local, regional and national organisations. Assessment is under change in line with major revisions…
Workplace assessment has been incorporated into speciality training in the UK following changes in the training and work patterns within the National Health Service (NHS). There are various types of…
The paradigm of surgical education is changing. Surgical residencies are now required to have skills laboratories so that varying degrees of surgical training and skills acquisition can occur outside of…
Simulation is becoming an integral part of the training and assessment of obstetricians. Given the variety of manual skills that must be learned, awake patients and high-risk environment, obstetrics is…
The explosion of information technology has created new opportunities and tools to assist the trainee in the process of learning. This chapter describes how the Royal College of Obstetricians and…
Subspeciality training in obstetrics and gynaecology in the United Kingdom was introduced more than 25 years ago following a report published by a working party of the Royal College of…
This article presents lessons learnt from experiences with assessment of professional competence. Based on Miller’s pyramid, a distinction is made between established assessment technology for assessing ‘knows’, ‘knowing how’ and…
In 2004, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) established a working group of experienced Fellows, Members, trainees and educationalists, who were responsible for writing and coordinating the development…
