Trainees' Session

Immunizations for Military Trainees

Selection of neurosurgical trainees.

BACKGROUND Medical students in Canada must make career choices by their final year of medical school. Selection of students for a career in neurosurgery has traditionally been based on marks, reference letters and personal interviews. Studies have shown that marks alone are not accurate predictors of success in medical practice; personal skills and attributes which can best be assessed by lette...

Opening Session Stream: Contributed Session Plenary Session Stream: Plenary Lectures Invited Session

Stream: Contributed session Plenary session Chair: Laura Palagi, Dipartimento di Ingegneria informatica automatica e gestionale, La Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Ariosto, 25, 00185, Roma, Italy, [email protected] Chair: Fabio Schoen, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via di Santa Marta, 3, 50139, Firenze, Italy, [email protected] Wednes...

Dealing With Trainees in Difficulty

Doctors are highly valued in every society as they are expected to serve humanity with dedication, commitment and motivation within professional boundaries. Those working within acute specialities are increasingly coming under public microscope. As the public expectations of a quality assured high quality services delivered by the doctors-- is increasing, so does the pressure on doctors to deli...

Medical professionalism: the trainees' views.

Medical professionalism is deeply embedded in medical practice in the UK but, with changes in the modern healthcare climate, its nature and role have been increasingly challenged. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) therefore convened a working party to consider the concept of medical professionalism, to clarify its value and purpose, and to define it. As part of this project, the RCP Trainee...