Training of workplace-based clinical trainers in family medicine, South Africa: Before-and-after evaluation.

Background: The training of family physicians is a relatively new phenomenon in the district health services of South Africa. There are concerns about the quality of clinical training and the low pass rate in the national examination.

Aim: To assess the effect of a five-day course to train clinical trainers in family medicine on the participants' subsequent capability in the workplace.

Training the trainers: beyond providing a well-received course.

Context: The Royal College of General Practitioners in partnership with the South African Academy of Family Physicians obtained funding to run a series of 'Training the Trainers' courses for trainers of family medicine registrars, with a view to strengthening clinical supervision of postgraduate registrars. The authors wanted to establish whether it was worthwhile for the course to be provided on an ongoing basis after the funded project was completed.

Intervention: Development of a pilot tool for evaluation visits after a faculty development course.

GP trainees and revalidation.

GP trainees surveyed GP trainees in the London Deanery to ask their views about revalidation, and have found there are significant perceived deficiencies in knowledge, engagement, and faith in plans.