Philip A. Atkin, MSc, FDS (Eng), MFDS, FDS (OM), RCPSG, FHEA, is Consultant and Hon. Senior Lecturer in Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, University Hospital of Wales, United Kingdom; and Roddy McMillan, MFDS, FDS (OM), RCPSG, FHEA, is Consultant and Hon. Clinical Teaching Fellow in Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, United Kingdom.
J Dent Educ. 2019 Dec;83(12):1452-1456. doi: 10.21815/JDE.019.137. Epub 2019 Aug 12.
This article describes the development of medical competencies for oral medicine specialty training in the UK and Ireland by a collaborative working group using a modified Delphi technique. The current specialty training curriculum for oral medicine (OM) in the UK was developed by a working group including members of the British Society for Oral Medicine (BSOM) and members of the Specialty Advisory Committee for Additional Dental Specialties (SACADS) and adopted by the UK General Dental Council (GDC) in 2010. When the curriculum was developed, the entry requirements for specialty training in OM included undergraduate degrees in both dentistry and medicine. At the time of adoption, the requirement for a medical degree was removed. Medical competencies were assumed to have been delivered in medical undergraduate and postgraduate training. Accordingly, there was a need to define the medical competencies for OM specialty training to benefit trainees, trainers, and assessors. In 2018, a group comprising specialty trainers, recent former specialty trainees, and current specialty trainees in OM held face-to-face meetings in addition to email discussions and developed an updated curriculum document to better reflect the medical competencies required in specialty training. A collaborative modified Delphi approach was used to evaluate medical foundation competencies and to include only those that were considered relevant to OM specialty training. A list of relevant and achievable medical competencies was determined that has been approved by SACADS and will be incorporated into a revised OM curriculum from the UK GDC. The newly agreed-upon document for medical competencies in OM specialty training will serve as a reference for trainees, trainers, and assessors and reflects a successful use of a modified Delphi approach.
本文描述了英国和爱尔兰的一个合作工作组使用改良 Delphi 技术制定口腔医学专业培训医学能力的过程。英国目前的口腔医学（OM）专业培训课程是由英国口腔医学学会（BSOM）成员和其他额外牙科专业顾问委员会（SACADS）成员组成的工作组开发的，并于 2010 年被英国普通牙科委员会（GDC）采纳。在制定课程时，口腔医学专业培训的入学要求包括牙科学和医学的本科学位。在通过时，取消了对医学学位的要求。医学能力被认为已经在医学本科和研究生培训中得到了传授。因此，有必要为口腔医学专业培训定义医学能力，以造福学员、培训师和评估师。2018 年，一个由专业培训师、最近的前专业培训生和现任口腔医学专业培训生组成的小组除了电子邮件讨论外，还举行了面对面的会议，并制定了更新的课程文件，以更好地反映专业培训中所需的医学能力。采用合作改良 Delphi 方法来评估医学基础能力，并仅纳入那些被认为与口腔医学专业培训相关的能力。确定了一份相关且可实现的医学能力清单，该清单已得到 SACADS 的批准，并将纳入英国 GDC 修订的 OM 课程。新达成的口腔医学专业培训医学能力文件将作为学员、培训师和评估师的参考，并反映了改良 Delphi 方法的成功应用。
