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

Provisional Registration Specialist/GP Registration Datasets UKMED Phase 1 Provisional Registration Full Registration Specialist/GP Registration Application: Provisional Registration Application: Full Registration Application: Specialist/GP Registers Fitness to practise? Selection tests: medical school entry Selection test: foundation training Selection test: Specialty/ GP 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 4

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 5

Stakeholders and data contributors General Medical Council Undergraduate Postgraduate Medical schools UKCAT GAMSAT UKFPO BMA Medical Students Committee BMAT? Medical Royal Colleges Health Education England NHS Education Scotland Wales Deanery Northern Ireland MDTA Academy of Medical Royal Colleges AoMRC Trainee Doctors Conference of Postgraduate Deans Independent experts Psychometricians Data protection experts General Medical Council As medical education regulator across all stages of education and training

UKMED Organisation Structure HEE NES NIMDTA Wales Deanery Directing GMC Data Strategy Programme Board UKCAT Board GAMSAT UKFPO AoMRC UKMED Project Development Group Chair: Steve Thornton Members: Data Contributors (current & future), Data subjects (trainee & student) Controlling 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 ?