College News - February 2008RCPE comment on DoH response to Tooke ReportDr Mike Jones, Dean of the RCPE, said, “While it is encouraging that the Department of Health has accepted a number of the recommendations of the Tooke Report it is of great concern that they have delayed making decisions on the areas most likely to impact upon Trainees already in the system and who will continue to face great uncertainty about their future careers. In particular we would urge the Secretary of State to set an early date for reviewing Foundation Years’ and Core Specialty Training. “We would reiterate that the Medical Royal Colleges have the experience, are ideally placed and are willing to lead on many of areas covered by the Tooke Report.” Added 29 February 2008 DoH Response to Tooke ReviewThe Department of Health has, this morning, published its response to the Tooke Review. Added 28 February 2008 Knowledge-Based Assessments (KBA) for Specialist Trainees KBA in Gastroenterology in June 2008The KBA in Gastroenterology has been developed and produced by the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK and the British Society of Gastroenterology and will be delivered for the first time in June 2008. The KBA in Gastroenterology follows the MRCP(UK) format of two 3-hour papers each containing 100 best-of-five questions. The examination will be delivered at computer test centres throughout the UK and in four centres overseas (Cairo, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore). A specialist KBA is now a compulsory component of assessment for CCT for all UK trainees whose specialist training began in or after August 2007. UK trainees who have completed MRCP(UK) would normally take the KBA in years 1-3 of higher specialist training (ST3-5), and must have made at least one attempt by the time of their penultimate year assessment. Other current trainees, for whom the KBA is not yet compulsory, are welcome to apply. Overseas candidates should contact the KBA department at the e-mail address below for information about eligibility requirements. The examination fee is £800 for candidates who sit the exam at a UK test centre and £1000 for candidates who sit at one of the four overseas centres. If you are interested in sitting the KBA in Gastroenterology in June or if you would like to be included on the mailing list for further updates about knowledge-based assessments, please send your e-mail address, stating your specialty interest and RCP code, if applicable, to: kba.queries@mrcpuk.org Added 19 February 200 The Lorna Smith Charitable Trust Research FellowshipAdministered by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Applications are invited from all trainee doctors who wish to spend a period of time researching into disorders of a rheumatic, arthritic or inflammatory nature. Studies concerned with systemic/disseminated Lupus Erythematosis, vasculitis and Raynaud’s disease, or other diseases of a vascular and inflammatory nature will be particularly appropriate. The primary aim of the fellowship is to support trainees wishing to undertake research either as part of their professional training or with a view to an academic career. Applicants are advised to consider carefully the goals they wish to achieve and to identify specific educational objectives in their application. Applications can be made for a period of either one or two years and the Trust will provide a sum of up to £60k per annum to fund salary and research costs. An application form and more details can be obtained from: The Awards and Grants Secretary, Alternatively these can be downloaded from www.rcsed.ac.uk The closing date for applications will be Friday 13th June 2008. Added 05 February 2008
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