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Selling yourself? (nucleus - summer 2007)

Humility is, as we know, a major Christian virtue. But how does it fit in with the modern world of career planning and personal development plans? There has always been competition for training posts in the popular specialties, but this appears to have become more intense with the introduction of...

An online submission from the Christian Medical Fellowship to Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice – GMC Consultation (25/09/2007)

To be considered alongside the GMC's draft document: https://gmc.e-consultation.net/beliefs/consultation draft.pdf 1. Do you think the guidance is clear? Yes Comments As an organisation representing professionals (5,000 doctor and 1,000 medical...

Written 'Suggestions' from CMF to the MMC Inquiry Team's e-consultation on Modernising Medical Careers (26/07/2007)

1. Christian Medical Fellowship's status The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) is an interdenominational organisation, founded in 1949, with more than 4,500 British doctors and more than 1,000 UK medical students...

CMF submission to the GMC consultation on its draft guidance "Consent: patients and doctors taking decisions together" (26/07/2007)

This is a copy of the online submission made by CMF on 24 July 2007. (The GMC draft guidance can be read by going to gmc.e-consultation.net/making_decisions/index_https.asp and downloading the pdf.)Broad...

Be perfect therefore... (triple helix - spring/summer 2007)

One of the most poignant moments of my professional life was when I met a nurse who was hugely experienced both in the west and in some of the poorest and most challenging parts of the world. She had worked hard to treat sick and deprived people and to promote...

Modernising Medical Careers (triple helix - spring/summer 2007)

The implementation of the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) programme is in a mess. Thousands of SHOs, amongst them many CMF juniors, are facing major career disruption and ongoing uncertainty. How did things end up like this? What's happening now? And how can we as CMF members respond? Reform Back in...

A day in the life of a prison doctor (nucleus - spring 2007)

'I can give up crime, doc, anyone can do that - but how can I stop behaving violently? It's the only thing I know!' Michael puts his head in his hands, 'I'm going to hit someone soon, I know it, and then I'll be finished'. Michael is part of that...

Electives - the world's your oyster! (nucleus - spring 2007)

What an awesome opportunity you have as medical students during your final years to visit another part of the world and experience medicine in a totally different environment. It can be the most rewarding experience of your student years and if you are able to go to a resource poor...

Dismayed and Discarded (triple helix - summer 2006)

The shock announcement that international medical graduates (IMGs) now need a work permit to train or work in the NHS came in March.Years of encouraging doctors to come to the UK were suddenly ended by a statement from Health Minister Lord Warner: doctors will only be recruited to the UK...

Portfolio Careers (triple helix - summer 2006)

They are the latest fashion accessories for medical CVs. But what exactly is a portfolio career? Why would you want one? And how can you get one? Job for life? Even within the relatively stable working environment of the medical world, there has been a move away from the traditional...