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Neurology postgraduate training: what is to be done?

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M Giroud
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Boulevard Jeanne D‘Arc, 21000 Dijon, France; maurice.giroud@chu-dijon.fr

Keywords: Postgraduate; training

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In the paper by A J Wills (page 1513, this issue), an evaluation of the results of the Calman reforms on medical postgraduate training in the UK is reported. The Calman reforms were introduced in the UK in 1997 and the current evaluation is useful from both a UK and a European perspective.

The objectives of the reforms were to improve the structure, and to supervise the quality of medical learning, competency, and training programmes. The reforms were developed in response to changes in Public Health policy, to public criticism, and to a perceived erosion of trust in the medical profession. The first consequence of this project was to improve the training of junior doctors, which led to structured teaching and supervised learning. Each specialty now has a more clearly defined core curriculum, trainees can receive regular advice and support from an educational supervisor, and accreditation . . . [Full text of this article]

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Neurology postgraduate training: what is to be done?

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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 2004 75: 1513-1515. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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