Medical trainees must maintain a portfolio which provides evidence that they have met the competencies required by the curriculum. This is presented as part of the annual review of competence progression (ARCP) which each trainee must pass in order to move up to the next year of training. Planning and maintaining a portfolio involves a lot of work and can be a source of anxiety and uncertainty for many trainees. One of the difficulties is that there is no 'right' way to demonstrate competence, or to produce the portfolio. Here, the head of a school of psychiatry and the medical education manager from a deanery describe how they use the information presented to them to judge whether or not a trainee is making adequate progress. This book offers clear and simple guidance to help trainees pass their ARCP. Although there is a focus on psychiatry, it will aid any medical trainee undertaking specialty training and provide a useful reference for trainers and educational supervisors.

This book offers clear and simple guidance to help trainees pass their annual review of competence progression (ARCP).

About the Author

About the authors:

Dr Samuel P. Dearman - Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of Medical Education, Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Adam B. Joiner - General Adult Psychiatry Trainee (ST5), Prestwich Hospital, Manchester.
Samantha Abbott - Medical Education Manager, North Western Deanery School of Psychiatry (covers Cheshire to Cumbria).
Dr Damien Longson - Head of School, North Western Deanery School of Psychiatry and Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Manchester Royal Infirmary.

Book Information
ISBN 9781909726208
Author Samuel P. Dearman
Format Paperback
Page Count 78
Imprint RCPsych Publications
Publisher RCPsych Publications
Weight(grams) 150g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 5mm