Bulletin references April 2025
You can read the April 2025 Bulletin here.
Education and training
Reasonable adjustments for trainees
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3. General Medical Council. Criteria for trainer recognition. Available at: www.gmc-uk.org/education/how-we-quality-assure-education-and-training/approving-education-and-training/approval-of-trainers/criteria-for-trainer-recognition
4. Academy of Medical Educators. Professional standards. Available at: https://medicaleducators.org/Professional-Standards
5. ACAS. Reasonable adjustments. Available at: www.acas.org.uk/reasonable-adjustments
Digital slides in histopathology education
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Bug’s Life podcast series: how education can help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
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Histopathology OSCE: Changing how we assess histopathology in undergraduate medicine
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Reviews
Irish Society of Surgical Pathology 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting
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3. GMC. The state of medical education and practice in the UK, Workplace experiences 2024. Published August 2024. Accessed January 2025. Available at: www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-we-do-and-why/data-and-research/the-state-of-medical-education-and-practice-in-the-uk/workplace-report
4. Lang K. Struggling Doctors Reduce Hours to Avoid Burnout, finds GMC Survey. BMJ 2024;386:q1764.
5. WHO. Burn-out an “occupational phenomenon:” International Classification of Diseases. 2019. Accessed January 2025. Available at: www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/burn-out/en/
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10. Doherty M, Johnson M, Buckley C. Supporting Autistic Doctors in Primary Care: Challenging the Myths and Misconceptions. Br J Gen Pract 2021;71:294–295.
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12. Shaw SCK, Fossi A, Carravallah L, Rabenstein K, Ross W, Doherty M. The Experiences of Autistic Doctors: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front Psychiatry 2023;14.