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The Collegiate Trainees' Committee position on the use of logbooks in training

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gary Sullivan*
Affiliation:
CTC, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff CF4 7XB
Peter Cornwall
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Irene Cormac
Affiliation:
South Warwickshire Mental Health Services, Psychotherapy Service, Yew Tree House, 87 Radford Rd, Leamington Spa, CV31 1JQ
Maria Atkins
Affiliation:
The Woodlands Centre, Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Rd, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3NN
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The Caiman report (Caiman, 1993) aimed to reduce the period of postgraduate specialist training to about seven years, introduce the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST), reduce the number of training grades to two, and introduce more structured training. Caiman also recommended four themes which should guide postgraduate training: flexibility, choice, competency and assessment on merit.

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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

Calman, K. C. (1993) Hospital Doctors: Training for the Future. The Report of the Working Group on Specialist Medical Training. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
Davies, S., Davison, P., Sharp, C., et al (1995) Collegiate Trainees' Committee Position on Structured Training. Psychiatric Bulletin, 19, 455458.Google Scholar
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