Review of Tomorrow's Doctors

The GMC Education Committee last published Tomorrow’s Doctors, its standards for undergraduate medical education, in 2003. The Committee is now reviewing Tomorrow’s Doctors to consider how this guidance might be changed to incorporate key changes impacting the medical sector and to ensure that the guidance remains fit for purpose.

Review

The review of Tomorrow’s Doctors will build on previous consultation undertaken by the GMC.

It will consider if standards set out in the current edition are still relevant and appropriate and will take account of developments in educational theory, research and professional practice since the guidance was last published in 2003.

The review will run in two phases:

Phase One

The first phase of the review will inform the development of a revised draft of Tomorrow’s Doctors for consultation through engagement with a wide range of stakeholders and information gathering on key issues.

Phase Two

The revised draft of Tomorrow’s Doctors will be published for consideration and feedback during a three-month consultation period. This consultation should commence in late 2008.

The review will lead to a new edition of Tomorrow’s Doctors which will meet the changing context of the medical education environment and ensure undergraduate medical education continues to provide graduates with a strong foundation for future learning and practice.

If you would like to be added to the database to receive information about the review of Tomorrow’s Doctors, or wish to make a submission for consideration in the review, please email tomorrowsdoctors@gmc-uk.org.

Research

Research into the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors

This research has been commissioned by the University of Manchester, Tribal Consulting, the University of Liverpool and, the North Western Deanery led by Professor Timothy Dornan.

This research will look into the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in junior doctors and investigate the effects of educational on this. The research will make recommendations for educational interventions.

Read the prescribing errors research invitation to tender (79kb, pdf).

Research on the transition from undergraduate medical education to foundation and postgraduate training

This research has been commissioned by the University of Newcastle, the University of Warwick and Glasgow University led by Dr Jan Illing.

This research will investigate how prepared medical graduates are for the work place with a view to raising implications for the development of curricula.

Read the transition research invitation to tender (64kb, pdf).

Research on the purposes of Tomorrow's Doctors

This research was commissioned by the Open University and Leeds University led by Professor Janet Grant and Professor Trudie Roberts.

This research investigated both the implicit and explicit purposes in Tomorrow's Doctors (2003).

Read the purposes of Tomorrow's Doctors research invitation to tender (56kb, pdf).