Guidance
These documents outline how our standards and outcomes can be met and maintained, looking at certain areas in more detail.
Our ethical guidance
The guidance listed on this page is our guidance for medical students and doctors in training. You can find our ethical guidance for practising doctors in the ethical guidance section.
Our medical education guidance

Achieving good medical practice

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Designing and maintaining postgraduate assessment programmes

Equality and diversity guidance for curricula and assessment systems

Generic professional capabilities guidance on implementation

Guide to evaluating interventions

National professional examinations

Out of programme doctors in training

Professional behaviour & fitness to practise

Programme and site approvals

Promoting excellence equality and diversity considerations

Supporting medical students with mental health conditions

Reflective practice

Shape of training review

Welcome to medicine: useful advice for new medical students
Guidance

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Position statements
Our collection of position statements look at specific areas where we have been asked to provide further clarity or information.
Our projects
Medicine never stops improving, meaning education and training must keep pace. Our projects cover anything which may impact on now or in the future.