Preparing for ARCP

1. Preparing for ARCP

2. ANNUAL • REVIEW • COMPETENCE • PROGRESSION • Panel meets twice a year • MAY/JUNE • DECEMBER

3. To consider and approve the adequacy of the evidence and documentation provided • Provided that adequate documentation has been provided, to make a judgement as to whether progress is satisfactory and progression can be made to the next level or confirm training has been completed

4. To consider time out of training and determine whether training should be extended • To provide advice to the RO on revalidation

5. Evidence • Educational supervisors report • Documented assessments used to inform ESR • Enhanced Form R • Academic report • Additional report from TPD

6. Outcomes • Outcome 1: Satisfactory Progress • Outcome 2: Development of specific competences required – additional training time not required • Outcome 3: Inadequate progress– additional training time required • Outcome 4: Released from training programme with or without specified competences

7. Outcomes • Outcome 5: Incomplete evidence presented – additional training time may be required • Outcome 6: Gained all required competences - will be recommended as having completed the training programme and for award of a CCT or CESR/CEGPR • Outcome 8: Out of programme for research, approved clinical training or a career break (OOPR/OOPT/OOPC)

8. Review • Outcome 2 – request review • Outcome 3/4 – request review or appeal

9. Fitness to practise • Enhanced Form R • Concerns fed back to Postgraduate Dean

10. How do we assess progress? EPORTFOLIO WPBAS ANNUAL

11. RCOG Educational Progression Matrix • Curriculum progression • Assessed by Log Book • Remember that Level 1,2,and 3 are not the same as Basic, intermediate and advanced • Clinical skills • 1st,2nd (3rd ) on call • Examination • Part 1 by end of ST2 • Part 2 by end of ST5

12. WPBAs 1 • Formative OSATs • showing evidence of training • Summative OSATS • confirming competence or continued competence • Need to decide which type BEFORE case

13. Summative OSATs • Need 3 summative OSATS to confirm competence • Can be done in previous years. • Need more than 1 assessor • Can be ST6-7 for ST1-5 • Summative OSATs for ST6-7 must be completed by Consultant

14. WPBAs 2 • 8 Mini-Cex • Appropriate mix of O&G • 8 CbDs • Appropriate mix of O&G • 8 Reflective practise (number revealed to ES) • Reflective practice logs should include reflection on all serious and untoward incidents and complaints that the trainee has been named in.

15. 5 Regional Teaching sessions • Obligatory Courses • Team observation forms • Teaching • Leadership and Management • Presentation and Publications

16. Changes for 2016-7 • Updated competencies • Mental Health (module 9) • FGM (module 1 and module 4) • Stillbirth and IUD (module 8) • ROBUST course (or equivalent competencies) for ST2 and current ST3 • Step Up course for ST2 and current ST3

17. Changes 2016-7 • Laparoscopic simulation at ST2 and current ST3 • Need to Pass new Part 2 and 3 before moving to ST6 • TEF compulsory- it was supposed to be last year but it really is this year

18. Top Tips • It is your e-portfolio and training • It is an annual assessment • Use the Training Matrix from now • Don’t leave everything until the last minute • Your supervisors probably have less idea how to use it than you do

19. We need the evidence • We can’t help you if we don't know about it • Appraisal never ends- learn how to do it now