Voting Results – Warwick University, Coventry

63% 28% 9% Who are you? 1.I’m a medical student 2.I’m a doctor 3.I’m neither a doctor nor a medical student

84% 16% Do you see being a doctor as a job for life? 1.Yes 2.No

Do you see being a doctor as a job for life? 1.Yes 2.No StudentDoctorNeither 97%92%25% 3%8%75%

40% 60% Is it necessary to be a good person to be a good doctor? 1.Yes 2.No

Is it necessary to be a good person to be a good doctor? 1.Yes 2.No StudentDoctorNeither 42% 55%58%100% 45%0%

75% 25% Which of the following best describes how the medical profession is seen by the public? 1.Mainly concerned with its own interests 2.Mainly concerned with the interests of patients

Which of the following best describes how the medical profession is seen by the public? 1.Mainly concerned with its own interests 2.Mainly concerned with the interests of patients 92% 29%8%50% 71%50% StudentDoctorNeither

76% 24% Can professionalism be taught? 1.Yes 2.No

Can professionalism be taught? 1.Yes 2.No StudentDoctorNeither 75% 100% 25% 0%

60% 40% Do you understand the meaning of the term ‘revalidation’? 1.Yes 2.No

Do you understand the meaning of the term ‘revalidation’? 1.Yes 2.No StudentDoctorNeither 75%50%64% 50%36%25%

Revalidation Revalidation is the process by which doctors demonstrate to the GMC on a regular basis that they remain up to date and fit to practice. Revalidation will have three elements: To confirm that doctors practice in accordance with the GMC’s generic standards. To confirm that doctors on the specialist or GP register meet appropriate standards. To identify poor practice where local systems are not robust enough to do this or do not exist.

94% 6% Do you agree with the principle that doctors should be subject to ‘revalidation’? 1.Yes 2.No

Do you agree with the principle that doctors should be subject to ‘revalidation’? 1.Yes 2.No StudentDoctorNeither 67%100%92% 0%8%33%

19% 81% Should the NHS as the major employer have a significant influence on the nature and content of medical education in the UK? 1.Yes 2.No

Should the NHS as the major employer have a significant influence on the nature and content of medical education in the UK? 1.Yes 2.No StudentDoctorNeither 38% 88%62%100% 12%0%

6% 94% Should doctors be trained in leadership and management? 1.Yes 2.No

Should doctors be trained in leadership and management? 1.Yes 2.No StudentDoctorNeither 15% 96%85%100% 4%0%

8% 78% 14% How important is it that doctors are trained to be good team players? 1.More important than many other aspects of training 2.Of equal importance with a range of aspects of training 3.Less important than many other aspects of training

How important is it that doctors are trained to be good team players? 1.More important than many other aspects of training 2.Of equal importance with a range of aspects of training 3.Less important than many other aspects of training 100% 11%8%0% 75%69% 14%23%0% StudentDoctorNeither

25% 75% Should doctors have a greater level of responsibility for patients than other clinicians? 1.Yes 2.No

Should doctors have a greater level of responsibility for patients than other clinicians? 1.Yes 2.No 100% 70%83%0% 30%17% StudentDoctorNeither

46% 54% Is it a good thing for society if doctors maintain a professional approach to everything they do? 1.Yes 2.No

Is it a good thing for society if doctors maintain a professional approach to everything they do? 1.Yes 2.No 67%55%50% 33%45%50% StudentDoctorNeither