The experience and professional development of medical appraisers

Locke, Rachel; Bell, Jane; Scallan, Samantha; Ozguler, Bee; Caesar, Susi

doi:10.1080/14739879.2018.1514987

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“…Doctors with a role in implementing MPC were more likely to have a favourable view about the process than the doctors on whom the process was imposed 53,71,74,76,78,94,97,109 . Time and experience with the process also appeared to impact doctors' attitudes positively, and resistance to MPC gradually reduced over time 43,52,53,62,78,99,110–113 …”

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Doctors' attitudes to maintenance of professional competence: A scoping review

et al. 2021

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Context Recent decades have seen the international implementation of programmes aimed at assuring the continuing competence of doctors. Maintenance of Professional Competence (MPC) programmes aim to encourage doctors' lifelong learning and ensure high‐quality, safe patient care; however, programme requirements can be perceived as bureaucratic and irrelevant to practice, leading to disengagement. Doctors' attitudes and beliefs about MPC are critical to translating regulatory requirements into committed and effective lifelong learning. We aimed to summarise knowledge about doctors' attitudes to MPC to inform the development of MPC programmes and identify under‐researched areas. Methods We undertook a scoping review following Arksey and O'Malley, including sources of evidence about doctors' attitudes to MPC in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, and using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta‐Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA‐ScR) as a guide. Results One hundred and twenty‐five sources of evidence were included in the review. One hundred and two were peer‐reviewed publications, and 23 were reports. Most were from the United Kingdom or the United States and used quantitative or mixed methods. There was agreement across jurisdictions that MPC is a good idea in theory but doubt that it achieves its objectives in practice. Attitudes to the processes of MPC, and their impact on learning and practice were mixed. The lack of connection between MPC and practice was a recurrent theme. Barriers to participation were lack of time and resources, complexity of the requirements and a lack of flexibility in addressing doctors' personal and professional circumstances. Conclusions Overall, the picture that emerged is that doctors are supportive of the concept of MPC but have mixed views on its processes. We highlight implications for research and practice arising from these findings.

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confidence: 99%