Purpose of the conference

By bringing together the individuals and institutions interested and responsible for the selection of medical students and doctors the conference will seek to:

• Identify common principles implicitly and/or explicitly employed in the design, operation, interpretation, and use of selection processes for the different stages in a medical career
• Provide an overview of current practice for the three key stages of selection in medicine in the UK
• Critique current practice with a view to defining important areas for further research

Output from the conference

Formulation of an ASME position paper for wide dissemination to key stakeholders (medical schools, GMC (PMETB), Colleges, COPMED, COGPED, Governments)

Format of the conference

Three introductory presentations covering selection for medical schools, Foundation Programmes, and Specialty/GP Training.

The presentations will create the agenda for subsequent workshops covering issues such as:

• Social inclusivity
• Predicted value
• Fairness
• Reliability/validity

These issues will be examined specifically in relation to modes of selection such as UKCAT, GAMSAT, GP Selection, Foundation, and Specialty Training. Invited speakers include Professor Chris McManus, Professor Paul O’Neill, Professor Jane Dacre, Dr Alison Carr, Dr Fiona Patterson and Professor Sir Neil Douglas.

 

All queries should be directed to:

Nicola Pandolfi, Courses and Conferences Co-ordinator
ASME, 12 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JE, UK.
Telephone: +44 (0) 131 225 9111
Fax: +44 (0) 131 225 9444
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9.30	Registration and Coffee
10.00	Welcome and Introduction Dr Graham Buckley, Chair, ASME
10.10	Selection for Medical Schools Professor Chris McManus, Professor of Psychology and Medical Education, University College London, UK
10.30	Foundation Programme Selection Professor Paul O’Neill, Deputy Dean (Medical Education) and Head of the Manchester Medical School, Manchester, UK
10.50	Selection for GP and Specialty Training Professor Jane Dacre, Vice Dean Director of Medical Education, Director Division of Medical Education (DoME), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University College London, UK and Dr Fiona Patterson, Professor of Organisational Psychology, City University, London
11.10-11.30	Panel Discussion
11.30	Coffee
11.50	Workshops (session 1) – Current Practice UKCAT GAMSAT Foundation GP Selection Specialty Training
1.10	Lunch
2.00	Policy Perspective Dr Alison Carr, Dean Advisor, MMC England, Department of Health, London, UK
2.20	Comments
2.30	Workshops (session 2) – Agenda For Future Development UKCAT GAMSAT Foundation GP Selection Specialty Training
4.00	Future Direction Professor Sir Neil Douglas, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
4.30	Close of conference