Bologna Process and Medical Education

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Bologna Process and Medical Education
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Bologna Process and Medical Education

• European Directive determines the length of study
  
• 6 years or 5500 hours
• Medical Act (1983) provides GMC Education
  Committee with legal powers over
• Curriculum Content
• Standards
• Quality Assurance

13 July 2005
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Bologna Process and Medical EducationDuration
of UK medical courses (years)
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Bologna Process and Medical Education

• Current position
• GMC is focussed on outcomes rather than process.
  
• The structure of the course varies substantially
  between
• medical schools whats in Year 2 in one school
  could be in Year 4 in another.

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Bologna Process and Medical EducationCurrent
positionIntegrated curriculawith
longitudinalthemes
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Bologna Process and Medical Education

• Current position
• Fitness to practise (separate from academic
  progress) is a major issue in UK medical schools
  all can and do remove students on grounds of
  conduct or health even if they pass their exams.
• This will become even more of an issue with the
  impending amendment to the Medical Act requiring
  a declaration of fitness to practise at the point
  of graduation / registration

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Bologna Process and Medical Education

• Current position
• Long-established system of 2 4 months elective
  study, but limited interest from UK students in
  going to EU locations.
• Nottingham 2005
• Applied TO EU 1
• Applied FROM EU 1040
• Applied to go outside EU 235
• Applied from outside EU 350

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Bologna Process and Medical Education

• Current position
• Medical education in the UK has a very strong
  brand
• internationally

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Bologna Process and Medical Education

• Some challenges for the Bologna process
• Two cycle process
• Added value?
• Relevance to outcomes?
• Fit with integrated and innovative courses?
• Credit transfer
• Integrated courses
• Longitudinal themes
• Fitness to practise