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The Royal College of Pathologists

The Royal College of Pathologists. Curriculum Developments Professor Philip Cachia Director of Training and Assessment. Quality Assurance. GMC. Postgraduate Deaneries/Region. Quality Management. Royal Colleges. Local Education Providers. Quality Control. Independent Review

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The Royal College of Pathologists

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  1. The Royal College of Pathologists

  2. Curriculum Developments Professor Philip Cachia Director of Training and Assessment

  3. Quality Assurance GMC Postgraduate Deaneries/Region Quality Management Royal Colleges Local Education Providers Quality Control

  4. Independent Review • Published Oct 13 • UK Steering Group • Report March 2017 • 4 nation Ministerial statement • August 2017

  5. Shape of Training Implementation • Curriculum approval process • Curriculum Oversight Group • Shape of Training principles • Service oversight • Curriculum Advisory Group • Generic Professional Capabilities • Outcomes based assessment

  6. Shape of Training Principles • Patient/Population/Service Provider needs • Emergency/Acute Care & continuity of care • Care in the Community • Flexible Learning • Generalismvs Specialism • Post-CCT credentials

  7. Published May 2017

  8. Generic Capabilities in Practice • Professional behaviour and trust • Able to deal with ethical and legal issues related to clinical practice • Communication, teamworking and leadership • Safety and Quality • Research and managing data • Acting as clinical teacher and supervisor

  9. Outcomes Based Assessment There is a move within postgraduate medical education towards the assessment of educational outcomes. The outcomes of a training programme are to produce doctors who are able to demonstrate that they are competent across a range of activities. The concept of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) is gaining momentum across the globe as a means of determining whether trainees are ready for unsupervised practice.

  10. Pathology Clinical Capabilities in Practice • Laboratory service and workload • Specimen handling, test selection, analytical QC, interpretation, reporting • Clinical advice and consultation • Test selection, interpretation, MDT, ward rounds, health promotion • Multiprofessional team working • Professional values and behaviours, health and probity • Laboratory management • QA, lab management, service development

  11. Progress in Curricular revisions

  12. Internal Medicine Training

  13. Shared Pathology/Physician Specialties

  14. Medical Microbiology and Virology • MM/MV will be Group 2 specialties • Recruit from basic IM year 2 plus MRCP • Most programmes dual CCT with ID • ID/GIM will be Group 1 specialty • Recruit from IM year 3 • Combined Infection Training • 2 year programme unchanged

  15. Cellular Pathologies • Common Core programme (2.5 yrs) • Recruit from Foundation • Revise Stages • Greater flexibility • Review year 1 OSPE • Indicative Training Time (without optional modules) • Enhance Molecular Pathology content • Higher Autopsy training

  16. Chemical Pathology • Single Integrated curriculum • Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine • Widen entry from core programmes • but not direct from Foundation • Promote the specialty • Review name • Improve recruitment • Post-CCT Credentials? • Adult Inborn Errors of Metabolism • Specialised Toxicology

  17. The Royal College of Pathologists

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