The Condensed Curriculum Guide
for GP Training and the nMRCGP
The official guide
to the new RCGP Curriculum and the nMRCGP for all
trainee GPs, trainers and educators.
The Condensed Curriculum Guide is the official
and essential companion to the new RCGP Curriculum for Specialty
Training for General Practice, covering the knowledge, skills and
attitudes that every GP specialty registrar must now master to
become an effective doctor in general practice.
This invaluable book:
- makes the curriculum accessible by condensing
it into its core educational material, providing practical guidance
on how to learn and teach it.
- explains how to successfully complete the nMRGGP, providing
essential information on how the new assessments work and practical
advice on how candidates can best prepare.
- summarises each of the 32 curriculum statements and identifies
the key knowledge and skills required for each area of general
practice.
- provides a comprehensive checklist for those learning or
teaching the GP curriculum.
- takes a pragmatic approach, pointing readers towards
useful sources of information and giving useful tips on learning in
everyday practice situations.
- offers invaluable advice on learning all aspects of general
practice, including:
- the core competences of being a
GP
- the consultation
- professional and ethical
standards
- evidence-based medicine
- patient safety
- practice management
- the diagnosis and treatment of
everyday clinical problems in primary care.
This book is essential reading for:
- GP Specialty Registrars
- Associates in Training
- GP Trainers / Tutors
- Course Organisers
- VTS Programme Directors
- GP Educators
Written by a team of authors who have an in-depth knowledge of
the new curriculum from a trainee and trainer’s perspective:
Ben Riley and Jayne Haynes are
recently trained GPs who understand the daily realities of learning
general practice and know how to succeed at assessments (both
successfully achieving MRCGP distinctions).
Professor Steve Field is leader
of the RCGP’s Professional Development Board and spearheaded the
introduction of the RCGP curriculum for specialty training.
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