RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Medical education on fitness to drive: a survey of all UK medical schools
JF Postgraduate Medical Journal
JO Postgrad Med J
FD The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
SP 635
OP 638
DO 10.1136/pgmj.2008.067959
VO 84
IS 998
A1 Hawley, C A
A1 Galbraith, N D
A1 deSouza, V A
YR 2008
UL http://pmj.bmj.com/content/84/998/635.abstract
AB Aim: To identify the extent to which medical aspects of fitness to drive (FTD) are taught within UK medical schools.Methods: A survey of all 32 UK medical schools. In-depth interviews with a range of staff at two medical schools; telephone survey of 30 schools.Results: Two thirds of schools reported specific teaching on medical aspects of FTD but few covered it in any depth or in relation to specific medical conditions. Only one school taught FTD in relation to elderly medicine. FTD was an examination topic at only 12 schools.Conclusion: Teaching on FTD is inconsistent across UK medical schools. Many new doctors will graduate with limited knowledge of medical aspects of FTD.