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Future changes to the Curriculum - the aims and structure of the revision

 

The RCGP GP Curriculum was introduced in 2007, and has been used by all trainees since that date. Since its introduction we have gathered feedback from users and are now making changes in response to this feedback. These changes will be implemented from August 2012.

 

Go to the revised statements

Go to the new Introduction and User Guide

The aims of the revision

The changes we are making are intended to

  • make the curriculum more user-friendly
  • give the curriculum a clearer and more consistent structure
  • illustrate better the connections between the doctor’s training at different stages of their career
  • update the content of the curriculum in response to changes in knowledge of best practice, service needs, patient expectations, society, and training needs
  • give a better description of the theoretical educational framework for the curriculum and how this can support the training and work of a GP

What is changing?

  • The structure of the curriculum

At present the curriculum consists of the core statement, Being a GP, and 31 interpretive statements, which interpret the core statement in different situations. The revised structure will be:

 

Curriculum structure 2012

 

 

The contextual statements (2.1 to 2.4) are based on statements 2 to 4.2 in the current version

 

More information about the changes