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Examination, Accreditation or Inspection?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

R. E. Kendell*
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
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What is the best way of maintaining and raising the quality of ‘higher’ (i.e. senior registrar) training, and the best way of ensuring that aspiring psychiatric specialists are competent to undertake the tasks ahead of them? Basically, three alternatives are available—examination, or ‘accreditation’ of individual trainees, or inspection of training posts—and my purpose is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives.

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Training of Psychiatrists: Prospects and Alternatives
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