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. Downloaded from the GMC website by the trainee and completed by the trainee’s medical school or ‘home’ deanery. It is then forwarded to the GMC
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 Trainee
F2 - Foundation Year 2/Foundation Year 2 Trainee
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