| Training in clinical forensic medicine in the UK - Perceptions of current regulatory standards. | |
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PMID: 21771557 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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As clinical forensic medicine (CFM) is not currently recognised as a speciality in the UK there are no nationally agreed mandatory standards for training forensic physicians in either general forensic (GFM) or sexual offence medicine (SOM). The General Medical Council (GMC), the medical regulator in the UK, has issued clear standards for training in all specialities recommending that "trainees must be supported to acquire the necessary skills and experience through induction, effective educational supervision, an appropriate workload and time to learn". In order to evaluate the current situation in the field of clinical forensic medicine, doctors who have recently (within the last two years) started working in the field "trainees" (n = 38), and trainers (n = 61) with responsibility for clinical and educational supervision of new trainees, were surveyed by questionnaire to gather their perceptions of how the relevant GMC standards are being met in initial on-the-job training. Telephone interviews were performed with eleven doctors working as clinical or medical directors to determine their views. It is clear that currently the quality of training in CFM is sub-standard and inconsistent and that the published standards, as to the minimum requirement for training that must be met by post-graduate medical and training providers at all levels, are not being met. The Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (FFLM) needs to set explicit minimum standards which will comply with the regulator and work to pilot credentialing for forensic physicians. A number of recommendations are made for urgent FFLM development. |
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Authors:
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Margaret M Stark; Guy A Norfolk |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-06-14 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of forensic and legal medicine Volume: 18 ISSN: 1878-7487 ISO Abbreviation: J Forensic Leg Med Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-07-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101300022 Medline TA: J Forensic Leg Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 264-75 Citation Subset: IM |
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Crown Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of London, UK. |
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