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15. Postgraduate training

15.9 Teaching and learning in the clinical arena

Although periods of prescribed clinical work are set out in postgraduate curricula, it is no longer a requirement for full GMC registration to have completed surgical and medical attachments while provisionally registered. This changed when Sections 10 to 13 of the Medical Act were replaced by Section 10A.

Neither the Foundation Programme curriculum nor any specialty training curriculum makes any special provision for disabled trainees. That provision will derive from the legislative framework outlined in this guidance. However, the Foundation Programme curriculum does make special mention of the need to learn to work effectively in teams with disabled colleagues. Outcome five includes, for example:

‘Respects all those with whom doctors work, whatever their professional qualifications, culture, religion, beliefs, ethnic background, sex, sexuality, disability, age or social or economic background.’