title: National Occupational Standards for medical illustrators.
abstract: We live in a changing and complex world, which is about to become even more so as we become more standards-focused and driven by attaining documented quality levels throughout our working lives. Many of the different initiatives affecting our profession at the moment are standards-orientated. Some are being led by the Institute of Medical Illustrators, while others have a wider, national focus and are linked with the Government's Making the Change proposals. This paper attempts to clarify a rather confusing situation and demonstrate how the various initiatives will eventually link together to underpin the structure of medical illustration and healthcare science in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Illustration, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH. Jane.Tovey@uhb.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tovey
mesh_terms: D008488:Medical Illustration; D012015:Reference Standards; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D006113:United Kingdom