Professor Field commented on the Tooke report in the April Journal.1 He suggests it is good news for general practice because it emphasises excellence and recommends an extension of GP training to 5 years.
Am I the only GP who qualified in the late seventies or early eighties who is slightly bemused by this?
We were trained by the age old ‘roteregurgitation’ system (learn by rote, regurgitate in exams). Most of us attended half-day release in our post-graduate years — only if ward work allowed (quite right too!). There was often little or no departmental teaching. By modern educational standards a poor system.
So why do we need 5 years of …