Useful Links
The following websites may be useful for reference in preparing your application.
Reference Websites
The links below take you to a variety of websites including Royal Collegesand Faculties, regulatory bodies, deaneries outside Scotland, medical and educational organisations and key medical publications.
- British Medical Association
- Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans of the UK
- Department of Health
- General Medical Council
- GMC Revalidations FAQs - June 2009
- GP Recruitment Office
- Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Website
- Joint Committee on Higher Medical Training
- Modernising Medical Careers England
- Modernising Medical Careers Northern Ireland
- Modernising Medical Careers Wales
- Medical Careers
- Scottish Foundation Allocation Scheme / NHS Education for Scotland)
- Scottish Paediatric Society
- Society of Occupational Medicine (for education, appraisal, local contacts, networks, and work opportunities)
Royal Colleges and Faculties
- Royal College of Anaesthetists
- College of Emergency Medicine
- Royal College of General Practitioners
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal College of Opthalmologists
- Royal College of Pathologists
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
- Royal College of Physicians of London
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Royal College of Psychiatrists - Scottish Division
- Royal College of Radiologists
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Faculty of Occupational Medicine (for standards, qualifications, training)
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
- Faculty of Public Health
Medical Publications
NES AND ITS DEANERIES:
The Medical Directorate of NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is responsible for the commissioning and delivery of postgraduate medical education. Its four Scottish deaneries are an integral part and have operational responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of postgraduate medical education, from Foundation to Specialty Training, are delivered to the highest standards.
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