Medical Practitioners (Vocational Training) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Regulation 9(2)

SCHEDULE 2 Competencies to be tested by Summative Assessment

The competencies to be tested by summative assessment are:

1.  factual medical knowledge which is sufficient to enable the practitioner to perform the duties of a general practitioner;

2.  the ability to apply factual medical knowledge to the management of problems presented by patients in general practice;

3.  effective communication, both orally and in writing;

4.  the ability to consult satisfactorily with general practice patients;

5.  the ability to review and critically analyse the practitioner’s own working practices and manage any necessary changes appropriately;

6.  clinical skills; and

7.  the ability to synthesise all of the above competencies and apply them appropriately in a general practice setting.