MRCGP International Development
Days
“Continuing Professional
Development”
19, 20 and 21 May 2008
Clinical Skills Assessment
Centre
Croydon
The MRCGP[INT] board has now hosted six
MRCGP[INT] Development Days with the latest held at the Croydon
Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) Centre.
The Development Days provide an opportunity
for colleagues from the UK and overseas who share an interest or
experience in assessments, or who are moving along the pathway
toward MRCGP[INT] accreditation, to meet discuss and learn from
each other.
The Development Days offer a wide range of
activities, including presentations, discussions, small group work,
and are a great opportunity to share expertise in a workshop
environment.
The Programme is designed to suit the
interests of both overseas and UK colleagues. The event is
voluntary, and all are welcome to attend.
The Development Days 2008
This year the Development Days were held on
19-21 May at the RCGP’s CSA Centre in Croydon (which is only 20
minutes from Central London by train), and judging from the
feedback we have received, it was a huge success. More than 80
delegates from a wide and diverse range of countries attended the
event. Most delegates commented positively on the venue, which
attracted particular praise for its functional and spacious layout
and its close proximity to diverse amenities.
For further details on the CSA Centre please
contact mvenkatachellum@rcgp.org.uk
.
In the words of Dr John Howard, Medical
Director of the MRCGP[INT], Chairman of the MRCGP[INT] Board and
Convenor of the event:
“This annual conference invites
the attendance and contribution of all who are involved and
interested in the development of Family Medicine/General
Practice in Primary Healthcare worldwide and wish to share their
experiences.
“For those who do not yet know,
the MRCGP[INT] is not an MRCGP examination
exported internationally, but is a formal
academic, educational and quality assurance process, where the RCGP
will support and accredit locally developed FM/GP curricula and
their assessment examinations to the same rigour and standards as
the MRCGP in the UK. For some countries, the MRCGP[INT] provides a
gold standard accreditation of their own licensing examinations;
for others, it provides a unique opportunity for Family
Doctors/GPs/Primary Care Physicians to demonstrate the quality and
standard of their competence and develop the CME programmes to
prepare for this.
“The theme this year was
Continuing Professional Development, which is particularly relevant
with the current UK re-licensing and recertification. It was held
at the nMRCGP Clinical Assessment Centre in Croydon, Surrey.
“The Development Days are a great
opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues working in the amazingly
varied contexts of primary healthcare worldwide. You may decide
that this is the time to become one of the College’s increasing
numbers of International Development Advisers, who can use and
stretch their knowledge and skills working with our wonderful
colleagues overseas.”
This year's event include the following
presentations:
Assessing Trainees in their Workplace
– First Experiences with the nMRCGP Workplace based Assessments
(WpBA).
Dr Mei Ling Denney
(UK)
Key Statistical Concepts in MCQs and
OSCEs.
Mr Richard Wakeford
(UK)
‘Kaizen’ – Changing the Culture: A
Progress Report from Japan.
Professor Ryuki Kassai
(Fukushima Medical Centre, Japan)
Notes from A small Island; Malta
Experiences.
Dr Mario Grxti
(Malta College of Family Doctors,
Malta)
The MRCGP[INT] Question
Bank:
-
Sharing Questions between sites;
-
‘Banking’ the MRCGP[INT] questions: Developing the
statistics.
Dr Alistair Howitt
(UK)
Continuing Professional Development:
The Meaning of Membership and Fellowship of the Royal
College.
Professor Ruth Chambers
(UK)
Cultural Aspects of Assessment: The
Impact of Society.
Dr Marie Andrades
(Aga Khan University, Karachi,
Pakistan)
Innovative Curriculum Models for
Primary Health Care Workers Global Health Workforce Alliance
(GHWA): The Lord Nigel Crisp Report.
Dr Nick Banatvala
(Head of Global Affairs, Department of
Health, UK)
The Experiences of the Department of
FM at Makerere University.
Dr Anne Deborah Atai-Omoruto
(Makerere University, Uganda)
View a selection of these
presentations
Please see the
Programme here.