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Postgrad Med J 2002;78:639-640 doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.639
  • Medical education

Role of the clinical tutor

  1. J de Caestecker
  1. Consultant Physician and Clinical Tutor, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr de Caestecker; john.decaestecker{at}uhl-tr.nhs.uk

    Impending changes in organisation of postgraduate medical education risk loss of benefits of the clinical tutor

    The clinical tutor function was established in the mid-1960s in parallel with provision of Exchequer funding for postgraduate education. Recognition of the need for educational facilities in district general hospitals resulted in the establishment of postgraduate medical centres, with educational programs developed and supervised by the clinical tutor. Since then the role of the clinical tutor has been more clearly defined both by the National Association of Clinical Tutors (which has informally published a draft generic job description for the clinical tutor)1 and in the General Medical Council (GMC) documents The New Doctor2 and The Early Years3 relating to pre-registration house officer and senior house officer training respectively. These roles are summarised in table 1.

    Major policy changes such as those proposed in the government white paper A First …

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