Investigating Progression UK Medical Education Database A step
Investigating Progression: UK Medical Education Database A step towards a single repository of data, describing progression from entry to medical school Linking together data already held by different stakeholders
Benefits Research potential • Evidence-informed policy decisions and selection tests – medical education, regulation and workforce planning Better and more accessible data • Improve accuracy and efficiency of data collection and management • Interactive reporting tools to make data available to educators, students, doctors
UKMED Phase 1 Provisional Registration Application: Provisional Registration Full Registration Specialist/GP Registration Application: Specialist/GP Registers Application: Full Registration Datasets Fitness to practise? Selection tests: medical school entry Selection test: Specialty/ GP training Selection test: foundation training Selection test: (some) higher specialties Annual Review outcomes Specialty/GP exams results Dr journey Undergraduate Education (4– 6 years) Foundation Training (2 years) Specialty/ General Practice Training (3– 8 years)
UKMED – Phase 1 Aims • To test the quality of the linked data • To investigate the options for storing and sharing data legally - approach to be agreed by all data contributors • To identify the time, money and skills required to run the database • To develop collaborative governance arrangements
UKMED – Phase 1 Outputs • A database of linked undergraduate and postgraduate data • Reports on training outcomes adjusted for prior attainment of trainee doctors (medical school/postgraduate training ‘value-add’) • A process and technology for sharing research data sets • A business case for Phase 2
Stakeholders and data contributors Undergraduate Postgraduate • Medical schools • UKCAT • GAMSAT • • • UKFPO • BMA Medical Students Committee • BMAT? Independent experts • Psychometricians • Data protection experts Medical Royal Colleges Health Education England NHS Education Scotland Wales Deanery Northern Ireland MDTA Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Ao. MRC Trainee Doctors Conference of Postgraduate Deans General Medical Council As medical education regulator across all stages of education and training
UKMED Organisation Structure UKCAT Board GAMSAT UKFPO Ao. MRC UKMED Project Development Group Chair: Steve Thornton Members: Data Contributors (current & future), Data subjects (trainee & student ) Controlling Directing GMC Data Strategy Programme Board HEE NES NIMDTA Wales Deanery Data Controller - GMC Delivering Delivery Team Members. Research sub-group. Reporting sub-group. Chair John Dowell Data contributors Independent academic Chair tbc Members tbc MSC Secretariat, Communications/ engagement GMC technology, information governance, data expertise, project management
Thank you! ? Kwhite@gmc-uk. org
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