Doctors who pilot the GMC's Tests of Competence: who volunteers and why?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Doctors who are investigated by the General Medical Council for performance concerns may be required to take a Test of Competence (ToC). The tests are piloted on volunteer doctors before they are used in Fitness to Practise (FtP) investigations.

Objectives

To find out who volunteers to take a pilot ToC and why.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study. Between February 2011 and October 2012 we asked doctors who volunteered for a test to complete a questionnaire about their reasons for volunteering and recruitment. We analysed the data using descriptive statistics and Pearson's χ(2) test.

Results

301 doctors completed the questionnaire. Doctors who took a ToC voluntarily were mostly women, of white ethnicity, of junior grades, working in general

SUBMITTER: Mehdizadeh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4283686 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature