Date: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Time: 0955
Venue: Screen 1, Gala Theatre, Durham
Attendance
Chair: Shadi Basyuni (SB)
Panel: Kohmal Solanki (KS), Gareth Nugent (GN), James Douglas (JD)
Apologies: Aimee Rowe, Parisa Zarringhalam
Agenda
- Shortened second degree courses
- CPD & revalidation during second degree
- Committee updates
- AOB
Shortened second degree courses
- Regional work to shorten second degrees ongoing
- What attracts people?
- Intensity of course (and quality of life outside work)
- Finance – grants/bursaries
- Finance – local unit support with paid work
- Support – local unit support with projects
- Length of course – discussion saying shortest possible is ideal but many would rather take better supported position over short time length
- Issues
- National funding variable between graduate vs. non-grad entry courses
- Comes down to a UCAS code
- Minimal numbers mean student finance & NHS bursary don’t see regularly
- Variability in acceptance of ‘APEL’ (accreditation of prior experiential learning) students
- Mr Magennis (PM) suggested those who are successful in securing funding detail who they spoke to and how they got it. Then can pave way for successors to follow.
- Regional variability also (University ‘hardship’ grants etc.)
- National funding variable between graduate vs. non-grad entry courses
- Summary re: decision of where to study
- Balance of:
- Time
- Cost
- Training in OMFS while working (JTP too)
- Unit affiliation
- Correct contract
- Balance of:
CPD
- Dental 1st trainees – GDC changed regulations to enhanced CPD. Attendees aware of change.
- Medicine 1st trainees
- Everyone is required to have an annual appraisal
- Those not in training are required to be revalidated every 5 years
- May happen within 5 years of leaving training
- Those not with regular contract and work will find challenging due to lack of staff for 360 review, decreased audit potential, reflection, patient feedback etc.
- Useful to think of in advance. Refer to point 1.
Committee updates
- New chair – Alexandra Thompson
- May or may not be able to take post due to possibly gaining ST3 number
- Will know in circa 1 month
- New committee
- SB to announce positions available next week for elections
Any other business
- JD – drinks in ‘The Library’ from 5pm before moving to Durham Cathedral
Meeting adjourned 1040