Transcript The E-portfolio for STRs and SpRs

Movement Disorders and Geriatric
Medicine Training
Dr. Robert Wears
Geriatric Medicine?
• The most fun you are legally allowed to
have in a hospital environment
• Generalist with extensive opportunities
for subspecialism
• Increasingly seen as the solution to the
imminent collapse of the NHS…
Movement disorders
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Common
Varied
Treatable
Clinical skills required
Other clinical signs in PD
Training
• Format for training in Geriatric Medicine
in the West Midlands
• Dual accreditation in Geriatric and
General Internal Medicine
• Stroke Medicine
• MSc
Accreditation in Geriatric Medicine
• UK training program
– SpRs (pre 2007)
– STRs (2007-2009)
– STRs (2009 onwards)
• UK registrar training but non-UK CMT
• Non-UK training
• And the situation is similar for G(I)M
Why do an MSc?
• When competing for a consultant post,
EVERYONE will have completed the
curriculum
• “Optional extras” are only truly optional
if NOBODY has them
• More choice when applying for
consultant posts
• .... And you learn new things that might
just be helpful for your future career!