Shaping of medical training
A review of postgraduate medical education is being undertaken. There are implications for numbers of trainees applying to the psychiatry specialty. These implications impact on the number of students recruited into the specialty, and also the extent to which students have a broad skill base and can work across a range of settings and morbidities.
Proposed workforce impact
- Increased supply of consultant psychiatrists
- Increased diversity in skills of the workforce
- Positive/negative medical school exposure
- Emphasis on experience
Sources or references
- www.shapeoftraining.co.uk
- Jaques, (2012), Medical training should be more flexible, recommends Future Forum, BMJ Careers
- NHS employers, (2005), A new approach to flexible medical training
- King’s Health Partners, (2011), A New Strategy for Medical Education and Training in Psychiatry
Additional research questions
- How can we make the psychiatry specialty more attractive?
- Will this lead to better integration between mental health services and mainstream healthcare?
- How will the role and status of academic medicine change?
Some of the information in this section is provided by stakeholders and expert groups, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CfWI.
