title: A structured competency based training programme for junior trainees in emergency medicine: the "Dundee Model".
abstract: Recent changes in medical training prompted by Modernising Medical Careers and the New Deal requires a more structured, competency based training programme. This paper describes the development of such a programme in an emergency medicine department of a teaching hospital. It describes the process of design and the various aspects incorporated to develop a balanced system of training, appraisal, and assessment.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Pedley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thakore
mesh_terms: D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D012606:Scotland