Dr S H Quraishi

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• Dr S H Quraishi
• Consultant Psychiatrist
• Lancashire Care NHS Trust

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PMETB

• How to make a successful Application
• Personal Experience

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PMETB

• Establishing standards and requirements for
  postgraduate medical education and training.
• Making sure these standards and requirements are
  met.
• Developing and promoting postgraduate medical
  education and training across the country

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PMETB

• CCT- In all specialities
• GP Certification
• Another route to Specialist Register- Article 14
  (4), (5) (6)

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PMETB

• Article 14 (4)

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PMETB

• Functional- September 2005
• Applications under article 14(4)- July 2005

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PMETB

• Before Preparing Application
• Check Speciality
• Guidance Application Forms
• Speciality Specific guidelines
• Higher Specialist Training Handbook
• www.pmetb.org.uk
• www.rcpsych.ac.uk

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PMETB

• Collect evidence
• Revise and Improve CV
• Contact Consultants and Hospital by Phone or
  letter

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PMETB

• Complete Application form
• Structure your evidence

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Folder

• Letter to PMETB
• Application Forms
• Index

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Proof of Identity

• Photograph
• Passport
• Affidavits

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Qualifications

• MBBS/MD
• Other Postgraduate Diplomas, Degrees or
  Memberships of Relevant Colleges
• Certificate Courses
• Prospectus of each Course/Degree
• Section, 12(2)

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Registration

• GMC
• Other Country Registration if Relevant
• Specialist Registration

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CV

• This should be detailed factual
• Think hard list every thing Relevant in
  accordance with Good Medical Practice Higher
  Specialist Training Handbook
• List experience in reverse order

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Evidence of Current Employment

• Contract or Appointment letter
• Job description
• Job Plan
• Open References MD, Colleagues, Managers,
  Secretary, MDT, Trainees

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Evidence of previous Employment

• Same as above

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Training

• UK training
• Outside UK training
• Human Resource Confirmation of post
• Consultants Confirm training and speciality
  experience duties/Appraisals
• University/training courses confirmation
• On Call rota

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Teaching

• Evidence of teaching trainee doctors/ Medical
  students, Nursing colleagues
• Any evidence --Organising teaching events
• Any evidence --Organising a conference
• evidence of teaching, community/schools
• Any evidence that you may have approval as
  educational supervisor
• Teaching Qualifications

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Audit/Research

• Publication
• Research
• Audits
• Thesis/dissertation
• Case studies

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CPD

• Evidence of CPD with College
• Evidence from attending courses/conferences
• Evidence from In House teaching/Presentations

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Appraisals

• Evidence of yearly Appraisals
• 360 appraisals
• Anonymised letters and cards from patients and
  carers
• Open References from members of MDT
• Letters of appreciation and cards from colleagues

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Other Clinical Commitments

• ECT
• CPD Coordination
• AuditLead
• Membership of any committee or group

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Management

• BMA
• Minutes of CMT/Drs meetings attended
• Any Management Responsibility/Appraiser
• Any Lead Responsibility
• MHA Work
• College work/ Organised examinations
• Groups

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Service Development

• Membership of Steering committees
• Modernisation- Any Role such as development of
  any thing new
• Communication with MD/Management

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Health Probity

• Note from GP
• Letter from HR
• Good Standing -- GMC

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Log Book

• Log Book
• Anonymised Case Studies

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Time

• Next day Acknowledgement
• 7 weeks later Checklist
• 8 weeks Referees
• 4 ½ Months Later Application Complete I was
  informed that it may take another 3 months to
  know the out come
• 7 weeks later Out come

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Conclusion

• Onus on the Applicant
• PMETB Guidelines
• Good Medical Practice, GMC/College
• SpR level of experience
• Comprehensive evidence
• Authenticated by MD/Solicitor

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• THANK YOU