Pre-07 SPRs

Specialist Registrars appointed before January 2007:

Trainees appointed to the specialist registrar grade before January 2007 will continue to follow the training programme to which they were appointed and not the post-MMC specialty training programme. The following documents are specific to specialist registrar training:

• Steps in Emergency Medicine training – a quick guide – download
• Regulations for higher specialist training – download

Annual Training Administration Fee

Since August 2008, all trainees have been required to pay an annual training fee for the administration of their training.  Those specialist registrars who pay subscriptions to the College of Emergency Medicine for membership by election or examination or fellowship by examination pay a reduced fee.  The fee is currently payable by cheque made out to the College of Emergency Medicine and is payable in August, at the beginning of each training year.  All trainees must pay the fee including those in fixed term posts.  Flexible trainees pay the same fee as full time trainees but will pay no more than six fees.  Trainees out of programme on reduced income for more than six months should contact the College regarding exemptions.

• Training year August 2008 - July 2009 - annual training fee £160 or £80 for Members/Associate Members/Fellows
• Training year August 2009 - July 2010 - annual training fee £160 or £80 for Members/Associate Members/Fellows
• Training year August 2010 - July 2011 - annual training fee £180 or £90 for Members/Associate Members/Fellows

Return payment form – (download)
Training fee statement – (download)
Membership subscriptions and the training fee – (download)

 

CEM E-portfolio

The E-portfolio is now available for specialist registrars to record assessments and progress through training.  The College does not require SpRs to use the e-portfolio and local guidance should be followed.  The e-portfolio is accessible at www.nhseportfolios.org and a username and password is required for access.  A password will be issued to trainees who complete the e-portfolio user details form.  Trainees should resubmit the form annually so that their post and supervisor details can be updated.  SpRs will be identified on the e-portfolio as ‘non-trainee – higher specialist trainee level’ for monitoring purposes to distinguish them from StRs for whom e-portfolio use is compulsory.

Trainees must be up to date with their annual training fee before their account can be updated.

Educational supervisors, who do not already have an account on the e-portfolio, should complete the e-portfolio educational supervisor’s form.  If the supervisor wishes to be linked to a particular trainees account please let us know on the form.

•  E-portfolio user details form 2010/2011 - (download)
•  E-portfolio educational supervisor’s details form – (download)

 

Finishing Your Training

Trainees nearing their CCT date will be sent an application pack by the Training Administrators at the College. The pack will include a CCT application form to be signed by the postgraduate dean, a summary of training form requesting details of your General EM training, secondments and, where relevant, sub-specialty training. A Rita G will also be required, along with an up to date CV. We will check that we have a Rita form to cover each year of training and that you are up to date with annual training fee payments.

The Certification department at the General Medical Council will also contact you with details of how to make an online application to them.

Contacts

Contact details of the regional Heads of Training including postgraduate deaneries can be found here.

The Training Administrators at the College of Emergency Medicine are:

David Greening: david.greening@collemergencymed.ac.uk

Oonah Newbury: oonah.newbury@collemergencymed.ac.uk

Useful Websites

The General Medical Council – www.gmc-uk.org
The Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans in the UK – www.copmed.org.uk