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In the United Kingdom, doctors' training has been evolving, for example, with the introduction of run-through training programmes. [4] These offer direct entry to a typically longer training programme after foundation training (providing a pathway to consultant without an additional re-application step after the first 2–3 years).
[1] [2] As a UK registered charity, BAUN's executive affairs are governed by an elected board of working urology nurses. [3] [4] [5] Full association members must be Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)–registered nurses but other global healthcare professionals with interests in urology may join as associate members. [6] [7] [8]
The British Urological Foundation was founded in 1995 by urologists Roger Kirby [1] and John M. Fitzpatrick. [2] Funding came from the British Journal of Urology International (BJUI) and the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), [3] and its work has been solely supported by donations. [4] It later became known as The Urology ...
[1] This certificate is awarded by the General Medical Council (GMC), a self-funding statutory body independent of the government and the Royal Colleges of the various medical specialties. The GMC took on its role on 1 April 2010 following its merger with the former Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board.
Medical education applies theories of pedagogy specifically in the context of medical education. Medical education has been a leader in the field of evidence-based education, through the development of evidence syntheses such as the Best Evidence Medical Education collection, formed in 1999, which aimed to "move from opinion-based education to evidence-based education". [2]
Medical training has taken place at Barts continuously since its foundation in 1123. Its college of medicine was formally founded in 1843. Prior to this date, however, it was already referred to as a "medical school". [1] There are forty-six medical schools in the United Kingdom where students can study for a medical degree. [2]
Core medical training is one of the most popular medical specialties with over 2700 applicants applying for just over 1500 jobs each year. The ACCS (Acute Medicine) pathway also uses the core medical interview to recruit to ACCS. [3] The application process is run by Oriel and applications open for roughly a month, towards the end of the year. [4]
The medical school environment may also be a factor. A study in 2012 also showed after an analysis of match rates from schools between 2005 and 2009 that 20 schools sent more than 15 students into urology (1 standard deviation above the median), with Northwestern University sending 44 students over those five years. [10]