1. GMC Update Dr Vicky Osgood
Assistant Director of Postgraduate Education

2. Changes to the GMC Independently appointed chair
Council of 12 independently appointed
6 medical and 6 lay
7 women 5 men
Change to the Governance arrangements
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Boards will be replaced
Need for advisory structure but yet to be confirmed by new council
New directorate structure Education and Standards now together

3. Introduce revalidation Publish and embed Good Medical Practice
GMC priorities for 2012
Introduce revalidation
Publish and embed Good Medical Practice
Continue reform of fitness to practise procedures
Further develop the analysis of our data and publish 2nd edition of our report on the state of medical education and practice in the UK
Develop a voluntary induction programme for doctors new to the UK medical register
Drive forward changes in medical education, including two major reviews.
Our number one priority this year is to introduce revalidation. In addition, we will complete the review of Good medical practice and publish the new edition. We will continue to reform and develop the fitness to practise procedures. On 11 June we launched the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service or MPTS. This is part of the GMC but operationally separate and accountable to Parliament. It will run all hearings of fitness to practise panels and interim orders panels. We have started to prepare the second edition of our report on the state of medical education and practice. We are developing a new induction programme for doctors new to the UK medical register. And we are making major changes in medical education and contributing to two major reviews. 3

4. Themes for next year Promoting professionalism Data and Insight
Partnership working
A High Quality Service

5. Education Strategy Aims and objectives in the Strategy
are grouped under four headings:
Setting and assuring standards, and valuing training.
Promoting effective selection, transition and progression.
Defining outcomes for education and training.
Working with partners and promoting feedback and learning.
Our current priorities in regulating education and training specifically are set out in the three-year education strategy published in 2011 – well worth looking at for an overview of our work.
The strategy sets out our developmental workstreams under four headings:
1. Setting and assuring standards, and valuing training.
2. Promoting effective selection, transition and progression.
3. Defining outcomes for education and training.
4. Working with partners and promoting feedback and learning.

6. Education Primary Activities for 2013
Outcomes and Standards – we will improve standards of medical education and training by reviewing our standards and outcomes and aligning them with Good Medical Practice
Professionalism – we will take forward a number of initiatives to strengthen professionalism in education and training and to support those with disabilities
Review Activity – we will lead, support and contribute to reviews dedicated to improving the education and training of doctors
Quality Assurance – we will ensure that the quality of medical education and training meets our standards ensuring that we are able to identify non compliance at an early stage.

7. Education Primary Activities for 2013
Evidence and data – we will continue to collect and analyse appropriate evidence and data to support our regulatory activity
Curricula and Colleges – we will continue to approve changes to curricula for specialties and subspecialties
Deaneries – we will continue to approve programmes and look to approving posts
Engagement and Governance – we will work with all those organisations, groups and individuals who have a stake in medical education and training and we will develop mechanisms to feedback what we have learned

8. Unfinished business for 2013
QA review including reviewing our standards
Shape of Training Review
Equality and Diversity
Progression through training
Health and disability review
Generic outcomes in postgraduate education and link back to undergraduate education
Further development of surveys
Implement Recognition and Approval of trainers
Begin to evaluate the impact of Tomorrow’s Doctors

9. Any questions?
So that’s a brief summary of the Implementation plan for recognising trainers. I hope you see this as a helpful step for the GMC that will support and build on the work of the deaneries and the professional bodies and that still stress the importance of training without imposing unrealistic burdens on organisations or individuals. You will find more information on the website but I’m also happy to try to answer any questions now.