title: International educational partnerships for doctors in training: a collaborative framework with the RCP.
abstract: The UK offers excellent postgraduate medical education, and overseas doctors in training often covet a period of training in the UK. Some overseas training authorities make UK training mandatory prior to appointment as a consultant. Unfortunately, the organisation of such training often proves to be ad hoc, and may lack educational value. UK training faces challenges as a result of reduced hours of work, more structured and intensive educational needs, and pressures of increasing clinical demand. A plethora of new 'trust' posts have developed, often with limited educational value, creating a risk that training quality for overseas doctors is reduced. Against this background, such posts can be used to create international training partnerships such as that at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust (SFHT), providing high-quality general and specialty training. Given the success of this strategy, it would be desirable for other UK trusts to provide similar schemes offering specialties not covered at SFHT.
authors.affiliation: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust, Kingsmill Hospital, Mansfield. george.thomson@sfh-tr.nhs.uk
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Rezvi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sheriff
authors.forename: Lalitha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mendis
authors.forename: Devaka J S
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blundell
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Worrall
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D006113:United Kingdom