ALERT - Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment
ALS - Advanced Life Support
ARCP - Annual Review of Competence Progression
Attainment of F1 Competence - Awarded to the foundation doctor at the end of F1 to indicate that the F1 competences have been successfully achieved
(aka 5.1 form)
BMA - British Medical Association
BMJ - British Medical Journal
CbD - Case-based Discussion
Certificate of Experience - A mandatory form required for Full GMC Registration. The Foundation School submits this to the GMC following satisfactory completion of ARCP and an Outcome 1 being issued.
CME - Continuing Medical Education
CMT - Core Medical Training/Trainee
COGPED - Committee of GP Education Directors
COPMeD - Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans of the UK
CPD - Continuing Professional Development
CST - Core Surgical Training/Trainee
CT - Clinical Tutor
DME - Director of Medical Education
DoH - Department of Health
DOPs - Direct Observation of Procedural Skills
EEA - European Economic Area
EWTD - European Working Time Directive
F1 - Foundation Year 1/Foundation Year 1 Doctor
F2 - Foundation Year 2/Foundation Year 2 Doctor
FACD (aka 5.2 form) - Foundation Achievement of Competence Document. Awarded to the foundation doctor at the end of F2 to indicate that the foundation competences have been successfully achieved
LTFT Training - Less Than Full Time Training/Part Time Training
FPD - Foundation Programme Director (aka TFPD or Trust Foundation Programme Director)
FSC - Foundation School Committee
FSD - Foundation School Director
FSM - Foundation School Manager
FTSTA - Fixed Term Specialist Training Appointment
GMC - General Medical Council
GP - General Practice/General Practitioner
GPST - General Practice Specialty Training
HMT - Higher Medical Training/Trainee
HST - Higher Surgical Training/Trainee
HSMP - Highly Skilled Migrant Programme
LAS - Locum Appointment for Service (not a training post)
LAT - Locum Appointment for Training (training post)
LEP - Local Education Provider
MCEM - Member of the College of Emergency Medicine
Mini-CEX - Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise
MMC - Modernising Medical Careers
MPET - Multi Professional Education and Training levy
MRCA - Member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
MRCGP - Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
MRCOG - Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
MRCOphth - Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
MRCP - Member of the Royal College of Physicians
MRCPath - Member of the Royal College of Pathologists
MRCPCH - Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
MRCPsych - Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
MRCR - Member of the Royal College of Radiologists
MRCS - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
MSF - Multi Source Feedback
NHS - National Health Service
OOPE - Out of Programme Experience
PRHO - Pre-Registration House Officer
QA - Quality Assurance
QAFP - Quality Assurance of the Foundation Programme
QC - Quality Control
QM - Quality Management
RITA - Record of In-Training Assessment
SHA - Strategic Health Authority
SHO - Senior House Officer
SPAs - Supporting Programmed Activities
ST - Specialty Training/Specialty Trainee
TAB - Team Assessment of Behaviours
TOFP - Time Out of Foundation Programme
ToI - Transfer of Information
TPD - Training Programme Director
UKFPO - UK Foundation Programme Office