Guide to Postgraduate Medical Education

this unique book gives necessary advice and information to anyone considering further career development and education in general practice and to those confused by the new methods of continuing medical education being proposed Introduction and history; current structures; undergraduate training - the "groundwork"; vocational training - the hospital component; vocational training - the practice component; vocational training - completion, accreditation and assessment; the MRCGP examination; continuing medical education; reaccreditation; audit and quality assurance; academic general practice; the European dimension; technical innovations - distance learning; the future.

Brian Douglas Keighley MBE FRCGP FRCPE JP was a Scottish medical doctor who worked as a general practitioner and was the chair of the Scottish Council of the British Medical Association from 2009 to December 2014. T. Stuart Murray is the author of Guide to Postgraduate Medical Education, published by Wiley. GP education is developing and changing rapidly. But it is often difficult for GPs to find their way through the maze of what is available and know how to enter this process system. This text provides advice and information to anyone considering further career development and education in general practice and to those who are confused by recent methods of continuing medical education. The authors also give a perspective on the importance of training.