RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Revalidation for trainees and the annual review of competency progression (ARCP)
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 570
OP 572
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-570
VO 13
IS 6
A1 David Black
YR 2013
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/6/570.abstract
AB Revalidation for doctors in the UK began in December 2012. Doctors in training need to revalidate every 5 years after obtaining their licence to practice and also at the point of achieving their certificate of completion of training. The annual review of competency progression (ARCP) is the vehicle for revalidation discussions. Postgraduate deans are the responsible officers for trainees and there are new processes in place, including responsibilities for educational supervisors and ARCP panels to ensure that postgraduate deans can fulfil their General Medical Council obligations. In this article, I give examples of how this might work in practice.