Standards and outcomes

We work to make sure that education and training prepares doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates to deliver good, safe patient care across the UK. We also set the standards and expected outcomes for education and career development for these professions.

Publications

Promoting excellence

Standards for the delivery of PA and AA pre-qualification education

Excellence by design: standards for postgraduate curricula

Standards for PA and AA curricula

Generic professional capabilities framework

Outcomes for graduates, plus supplementary guidance

PA and AA generic and shared learning outcomes

Outcomes for provisionally registered doctors with a licence to practise

Our medical education guidance

We set the standards and outcomes for medical education and training in the UK. We regulate all stages of doctors' training and professional development. From undergraduate education at medical schools to postgraduate education. These five publications set out these requirements.

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