Portfolio pathway - episode 5: Assessor viewpoint

About this episode

This episode discusses the assessor viewpoint within the Portfolio Pathway programme for doctors seeking to join the GMC's specialist register.

This is a special podcast mini-series focusing on the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) programme, the process that enables doctors who don't hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) to join the GMC's specialist register and therefore be eligible to take up substantive consultant posts. We have created this mini-series to support those already undertaking the programme or for those interested in following the programme. The series consists of 5 episodes as below: Introduction to the Portfolio Pathways programme and this series Non-Clinical domains Clinical domains SIAs Assessor viewpoint Related information: RCoA portfolio pathway page Information for portfolio pathway applications Specialty Specific Guidance Special Interest Area Guidance Lifelong Learning Platform (LLP) LLP Webinar

Topics covered

• Portfolio Pathway
• CESR programme
• GMC specialist register
• consultant posts
• assessor viewpoint

Keywords

• Portfolio Pathway
• CESR
• GMC
• consultant
• assessor
• medical training
• specialist register

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal College of Anaesthetists, GMC, RCoA

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