Training objectives in emergency medicine related to recommendations for good medical practice issued by the General Medical Council
| Emergency medicine training objective | Good medical practice |
|---|---|
| Demonstrate clinical skills and confidence in decision | Good clinical care: Providing a good standard of practice and care |
| making in the context of emergency medicine | Adequate assessment of the patient’s conditions, based on the history |
| Demonstrate an understanding of the safe disposition of | and symptoms and an appropriate examination |
| patients from emergency medicine | Providing or arranging investigations or treatment where necessary |
| Perform a number of basic emergency medicine practical | Taking suitable and prompt action when necessary |
| procedures | Competent when making diagnoses and when giving or arranging treatment |
| Demonstrate the appropriate involvement of senior staff | Recognition of and working within the limits of your professional competence |
| in the department | Willing to consult colleagues |
| Demonstrate clinical knowledge appropriate to the stage | Maintaining good medical practice |
| of training | You must keep your knowledge and skills up to date throughout your working life |
| Demonstrate good practice regarding note-keeping | Good clinical care |
| Interact appropriately with police officers and the legal | Keeping clear, accurate, legible and contemporaneous patient records |
| system | which report the relevant clinical findings, the decisions made, |
| Demonstrate the ability to present cases appropriately to | the information given to patients, and any drugs or other treatment prescribed |
| colleagues | Keeping colleagues well informed when sharing the care of patients |
| Demonstrate good communication with patients | Good communication |
| and relatives | Good communication between patients and doctors is essential to |
| Relating to nursing and other staff in the department | effective care and relationships of trust |
| Understand how to deal with the difficult or violent patients | Working with colleagues |
| Avoid complaints | Respect the skills and contributions of your colleagues |
| Participate in departmental audit | Maintain professional relationships with patients |
| Communicate effectively with colleagues within and outside the team | |
| Make sure that your patients and colleagues understand your professional status | |
| and specialty | |
| Participate in regular reviews and audit of the standards and performance of the team, | |
| taking steps to remedy any deficiencies | |
| Be willing to deal openly and supportively with problems in the performance, | |
| conduct, or health of team members | |
| Demonstrate presentation skills at tutorials | Teaching and training |
| Attend SHO teaching sessions | You should be willing to contribute to the education of students or colleagues |
| If you have responsibilities for teaching you must develop the skills, | |
| attitudes, and practices of a competent teacher |