@article {Minhasfhj.2020-0057, author = {Jatinder S Minhas and Daniel Pan and Shirley Sze and Manish Pareek and Chris J Miller}, title = {COVID-19 pandemic personal development plan: A model for maximising higher specialty training}, elocation-id = {fhj.2020-0057}, year = {2020}, doi = {10.7861/fhj.2020-0057}, publisher = {Future Healthcare Journal}, abstract = {The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to multiple service delivery changes across acute care sectors in the UK. Due to increased responsibility for care of COVID-19 patients, medical trainees across all specialties might experience difficulty in achieving certain competencies for their training curriculum due to changes in learning opportunities. While there might be a tendency to perceive these changes negatively in terms of the impact on training, we think this unprecedented situation might present a unique learning opportunity. A group of geriatric medicine trainees and trainers devised an innovative, forward-thinking specific training plan based on existing Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board geriatric medicine curricula, encouraging development of a personal development plan (PDP) tailored to the pandemic. This model could be considered for all specialty training curricula, providing a proactive approach to optimising training during the pandemic. By formulating a {\textquoteleft}pandemic PDP{\textquoteright} early and considering methods to maximise learning, training needs can be met even in these extraordinary times.}, issn = {2514-6645}, URL = {https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/07/28/fhj.2020-0057}, eprint = {https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/07/28/fhj.2020-0057.full.pdf}, journal = {Future Healthcare Journal} }