What Preparations To Make For Medical Appraisal?

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What preparations to make for medical appraisal?
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What is medical appraisal?

• A medical appraisal is a process of regular
  review of doctors performance.
• It is to ensure that the doctors are meeting the
  standards that has been set out by GMC for
  doctors.
• It is a process of facilitated self review that
  is supported by the information collected from
  the complete scope of doctors medical practice
  (NHS Revalidation Support Team. NHS medical
  appraisal guide. )

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What should doctors do in advance of appraisal?

• There are several things which you should do in
  advance of your appraisal including
• Gather the required supporting information
• Ensuring that all your details and information is
  correct
• Return the essential documents
• Confirm your attendance at the appraisal meeting
• Notify your team about appraisal
• Have an updated portfolio ready

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Things to do on the day of appraisal

• On the day of appraisal meeting you should do the
  following
• Create a positive impression as image is of
  significance importance
• Inform your team about the appraisal meeting
• Be on time for the meeting
• Dress professionally
• Bring all the required documents along
• Ask for the feedback from the appraiser about
  your meeting

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Difference between appraisal and a job interview

• Appraisal and job interview have different
  outcomes.
• If you are selected in the job interview, you get
  the job.
• If you are successful in giving positive
  appraisal, you can retain your job.
• As it is a check of your performance in medical
  practice, GMC for doctors has made it a mandatory
  requirement for every practicing doctor to
  undergo appraisal during the five years cycle of
  revalidation.

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Bottom line

• Preparing in advance of appraisal will save you
  from lots of hassle.
• It will take off the burden and will make it easy
  to understand the thing involved in appraisal.
• The GMC for doctors has made annual appraisal a
  mandatory part of revalidation process, so the
  early you understand the process the better it
  will be for your medical practice.