Self-assessment questionnaire
The self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ) aims to find out more about the policies and processes in place at a medical school or postgraduate training organisation to establish if they meet our standards in Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training.
SAQs are assigned to organisations on an annual or biennial basis based on our assessment of the regulatory risk involved. Questions in the SAQ are broken down into each of the five themes in Promoting excellence.
On occasion, we may also include additional questions in the SAQ, for example, if we are carrying out a thematic or UK-wide review.
After an SAQ is submitted to us, we review it and triangulate it with our data and intelligence.
A feedback meeting is then organised and attended by the organisation and members of the GMC quality assurance team. The feedback meeting gives an opportunity for the organisation to expand upon the points raised in their SAQ, and to discuss potential quality activities for the rest of the annual/biennial cycle.
Copies of the template forms are available in forms and guidance.
