MEDEV

School of Medical Sciences Education Development

MEDEV drafted a response to the GDC outcomes for registration that closed on 3rd December 2010. The full response is available on our consultations web page, and the broad comments are copied below. 

The principles of combining the guidance to the dental professions is welcome and the GDC is to be congratulated for bringing this together in such a comprehensive way. Generally the Outcomes for Registration seem useful and this is a good direction of travel for education providers. However we had some concerns, which are unpicked below, in the following broad areas:

• Clarity of the ‘levels’
• Clarity of the responsibilities of the education providers
• Appropriateness of the outcomes for newly qualified professionals
• Applying appropriate assessment practice
• The guidance seems exclusive as it omits reference to the increasingly devolved legal nature of the UK, recruitment/admissions, and exit/transition to the world of work/suitability for employment/employers’ expectations
• Detail and overlap in some of the learning outcomes vs. a lack of specificity
• Opportunity for Interprofessional education