College News - April 2010JRCPTB Training Fees to RiseThe Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians’ Training Board (JRCPTB) has reluctantly announced an increase in trainee registration fees. The bulk of this increase relates to an annual per capita fee for the use of the ePortfolio, which the provider, NHS Education Scotland, is unable to continue to provide free of charge to trainees. The remainder of the increase, the first since 2007, reflects the impact of financial pressures on the training budget including a reduction in Department of Health support for JRCPTB. The new fees for those wishing to pay a single payment for their specialist training will be as follows: Core medical training (CMT): £306 Trainees wishing to stagger payment of their fees, allied to Collegiate Membership of one of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK, will pay £153 annually. The new fees will come into force on 1st June 2010. The JRCPTB will be focussing it’s CMT and Specialist Advisory Committees’ work on those areas which critically affect the future careers of those in training in the medical specialties. RCPE Open Meeting on Revalidation - 11 May 2010The RCPE will be holding an open meeting on revalidation for Fellows and Members on the evening of 11 May 2010. This will provide an update on revalidation and an opportunity for Fellows and Members to comment on the current GMC consultation. The meeting will be videolinked around the UK. President’s response to GMC statement regarding trainee assessmentSeven days ago the GMC released “Trainees undertaking assessments in approved postgraduate training or outwith approved training”. This has created some uncertainty for trainees taking the MRCP(UK) Examination “out of programme”. Since then a lot has happened behind the scenes. I am writing to reassure all those trainees that the Edinburgh College, the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kindom, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the GMC are working closely together to try and resolve the areas of uncertainty. Regular updates will be posted on the website as soon as I have further information. Contribution of MRCP(UK) to CCTTrainees may be aware that the GMC has recently published a note on its website stating that any examinations taken while not in an approved training post cannot contribute to the requirements needed to obtain a CCT and that Trainees doing so will need to apply for a CESR. The RCPE Trainees & Members’ Committee is deeply concerned by this statement and is working with the Academy Trainee Doctors’ Group (ATDG) to address this issue. The ATDG has now produced a statement on this issue and discussions between the Academy and GMC are ongoing. Dr Kerri Baker, Chair of the RCPE Trainees & Members' Committee, said, "We have been working closely with the ATDG in seeking to resolve this issue. We support the ATDG statement in full and are continuing to work to ensure that Trainees who have undertaken the MRCP(UK) examination out of programme, and in good faith, are not disadvantaged. We hope that common sense will prevail and we will update Trainees and Members as further information emerges”
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