FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom THE FACULTY, TRAINEE SUBCOMMITTEE AND PMST Dr. Richard Tiner PFPM President

BRIEF HISTORY Established in 1989 Parent Colleges –Royal College of Physicians London (1518) –Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1599) –Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1681) Member of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

MEMBERSHIP 1361 members 33% (443) from outside UK from 40 countries worldwide FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

OBJECTS To promote the science of pharmaceutical medicine To develop and maintain competence, ethical integrity and high professional standards in the practice of pharmaceutical medicine To advance knowledge in pharmaceutical medicine Has charitable status FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP Affiliate Associate Member (MFPM) – given to all diplomates Fellow (FFPM) Member by Distinction Member without examination Honorary Member or Fellow FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

STRUCTURE Board of Trustees Coordination Committee Governance Committees –Appointments –Fellowship and Awards –Remuneration FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

STRUCTURE contd Operational Committees –Advocacy –Education –International –Professional Standards FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

WHAT DOES THE FACULTY DO? Sets curricula and standards for examinations Runs educational meetings Supports Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Provides advice on pharmaceutical medicine FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

WHAT DOES THE FACULTY DO? contd Sets ethical standards of practice Provides support to members Responds to consultation documents Liaises with relevant external bodies Will support revalidation of pharmaceutical physicians FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE SPECIALTY TRAINING (PMST) Minimum four year programme including passing the Diploma Competency – based modular assessment All modules are compulsory At least three must be workplace based GMC have recently approved the new curriculum FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

PMST contd Participants must … –Have an Educational supervisor –Have a training record for each module –Have an Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) meeting with the Postgraduate Dean FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

PMST contd J oint responsibility of Postgraduate Dean, Faculty and the Specialty Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Medicine (SAC-PM) Entrance requirement of four years post graduation general medical training Programme approved by Minister of Health in 2002 Pharmaceutical Medicine listed as a specialty in 2002 in Schedule 2 of the European Specialist Medical Qualification order of FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

PMST STATISTICS 220 active trainees, new trainees p.a. 68 training sites 30 SSAs, 100+ ESs 366 NTNs issued 113 CCTs awarded 46 people in CCT process need to pass DPM in 2010, 23 by 2011, 38 by 2012 FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

PMST STATISTICS contd Only 45% of trainees are returning their Deanery surveys FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

OTHER DIPLOMAS The Faculty formally recognises –Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine (PHARMED, Brussels) –Diploma in Advanced Studies in Pharmaceutical Medicine (Basel) Possibility of an Irish diploma FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

PMETB REPORT PMETB visit December 2009 Met with the standards and requirements Ways of raising concerns on training –At ARCP or Record of In-Training Assessment (RITA) –With your SSA –With a member of the Trainees Subcommittee FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

PMETB REPORT contd Trainees were aware that they could contact the Faculty directly in confidence without the knowledge of their employer or ES FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

TRAINEES SUBCOMMITTEE Needs to review how it develops its membership Meets 2-3 times p.a. Advises the Deanery and FPM Education Committee Represents the Deanery on external groups Facilitates communication between trainees and between Faculty and trainees FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

TRAINEES SUBCOMMITTEE contd PMETB Report highlighted –Trainees aware of Subcommittee’s existence –Trainees didn’t know their reps –Trainees’ views were not actively sought –Poor feedback on Subcommittee discussions and outcomes FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

REVALIDATION Trainees will need to be licensed to practise Faculty focus groups in abeyance Tri-faculty pilot now funded FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

CONCLUSIONS You have membership of the Faculty so please use it Respond to the regular survey Interact with the Trainees Subcommittee Encourage your colleagues to undergo PMST Try and take the DPM after two years of training FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom