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Opportunity to to appoint an advanced clinical practitioner to the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (DGM) examination board

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is seeking to appoint an advanced clinical practitioner to the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (DGM) examination board.


The DGM is developed and delivered by the RCP Assessment Unit on behalf of the RCP and British Geriatrics Society (BGS). The DGM examination currently takes place as one knowledge-based assessment (KBA) and two clinical assessment periods annually. The KBA is a three-hour, 100 single best answer, assessment, whilst the clinical examination is a four station OSCE.

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Opportunities to appoint two advanced clinical practitioners for Diploma in Geriatric Medicine Development (DGM)

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is seeking to appoint two Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) to the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (DGM) development group.
The DGM is developed and delivered by the RCP Assessment Unit on behalf of the RCP and British Geriatrics Society (BGS). The DGM examination currently takes place as one knowledge-based assessment (KBA) and two clinical assessment periods annually. The KBA is a three-hour, 100 single best answer, assessment, whilst the clinical examination is a four station OSCE.

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University of Plymouth : Preparedness for Practice Research – Study Participation

The University of Plymouth is undertaking research on preparedness for practice, on behalf of the HCPC. As part of this work, they are inviting HCPC stakeholders such as yourselves to take part in a study on HCPC Registrants’ Preparedness for Practice.
 
The work is helping us recognise any areas where additional support may be needed by students and newly qualified registrants. The research will help us to:
  • Develop resources for students and newly qualified registrants (learning materials, guidance documents, learning events, etc)
  • Better engage with education providers to enable them to address areas of challenge through their education programmes
  • Improve our work with employers and professional bodies to ensure additional support is provided where possible; 
  • Provide useful insights for our upcoming review Standards for Education and Training.

 This is an important piece of research that will help us to better understand and improve areas where additional support may be needed for newly qualified HCPC registrants. We hope that you will consider taking part. The requirements are:

  • HCPC registrants who have been practising between 6-18 months about their preparedness for practice.
  • Practice placement supervisors who have supervised students on their first clinical placement
  • Employers who have employed newly qualified HCPC registrants in the past year
  • Commitment to approximately 30 mins for an interview.
Please take time to read the information sheets carefully before deciding whether or not to participate. If you are interested in taking part, please complete the online consent form which is available here. The research team will then contact you to ask you to complete a short online questionnaire and to arrange a convenient time to conduct a research interview (via Microsoft Teams).
 
If you have any questions in the meantime or require more information, then please do not hesitate to contact the Principal Investigator Dr Nicola Brennan at the following e-mail address nicola.brennan@plymouth.ac.uk.