RCPath Bulletin - July 2006
I've just had a quick look at this months publication and I have noticed a special emphasis of medical microbiology and virology. The first article discusses the structure of training and the new curriculum adopted by PMETB in September 2005. This document is avaliable on the RCPath website. The key points however are familiar to those of us already in training and include 3-4 days whole time service provision, up to 1 in 5 on calls (luckily pathology doesn't lend itself to shift patterns) and emphasis on DGH vs teaching hospital experience. The waters are still murky when it comes to the "modernising medical careers" issue, and I'm keen to see how the new recommendations are implemented locally. I have to admit that I'm glad I've got an "old-fashioned" national training number (NTN), with a defined certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) at the end. I think in all areas this FY1/FY2 business plus the loss of the SpR grade will cause confusion!
The other article that caught me eye looked at the results of a national training survey. I do remember filling this in about 4 months ago, but I never really thought of how my experiences compared with others. Several interesting points were made:
- only 30% of SpRs have done a sustained period of research prior to entering the rotation
- respondees felt that they would prefer a short period of research (3-12 months) rather than an MD or PhD.
- experinces differ widely between regions.
This article also suggests that trainee's performance should be analysed quantitatively. I think that the shortage of clinical microbiologists and virologists is unlikely to improve in the near future, and as a result a balance will need to be drawn in the time training takes. Having said that, they are many new and exciting fields of R&D in microbiology (e.g. molecular diagnostics) that will require adequate levels of suitably qualified staff, time and most importantly of all, funding.
AMH
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