Difference between revisions of "Glossary"

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This page provides a mechanism of translating specific health workforce terms

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AAMC: US American Association of Medical Colleges is a not-for-profit association representing all 141 accredited U.S. and 17 accredited Canadian medical schools; nearly 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems, including 51 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; and 90 academic and scientific societies. Through these institutions and organizations, the AAMC represents 128,000 faculty members, 83,000 medical students, and 110,000 resident physicians. see [1]

ABMS: US American Board of Medical Specialties is an organization which assists 24 approved medical specialty boards in the development and use of standards in the ongoing evaluation and certification of physicians. see [2]

AMC: Australia Australian Medical Council is the body in charge of setting the standards of medical education & schools and the assessment of IMGs. see [3] Note the task of regulation of medicine is handled by a separate body the NRAS.

ARCP: UK: Annual Review of Competence Progression is the process that scrutinises the suitability of doctors in training to progress to the next stage of, or to complete, a training programme

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Candour: UK Duty of Candour is being introduced in the NHS in England to ensure all NHS staff have an ethical duty to be open with patients and their families if something goes wrong. see [4]

CCT: UK Certificate of Completion of Training awarded to a doctor on successful completion of post graduate training and allows the doctor to record on the specialist register. see Medical Training Pipeline

CMS: US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and health insurance portability standards

CT1/2/3: UK Doctor in training in the first, second or third year of core postgraduate training in either Surgery, Medicine or Psychiatry, see Medical Training Pipeline

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F1/F2: UK Doctor in training in either the first or second year of the Foundation Programme see Medical Training Pipeline

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HEE: UK Health Education England, an England only organization that provides national leadership for planning and developing the whole healthcare and public health workforce see [5]

HPSA: US Health Profession Shortage Area see [6]

HRSA: US The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care by strengthening the health care workforce, building healthy communities and achieving health equity see [7]

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IELTS: UK International English Language Testing System is a test that measures the language proficiency of people who want to study or work in environments where English is used. It tests the four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking.

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LETB: UK Local Education Training Board, An England only organization covering a geographic area, that is responsible for local planning and commissioning see [8]

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MEPS: US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage, see [9]

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NAMCS: US National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a national survey designed to collect information about the provision and use of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. Findings are based on a sample of visits to non-federal employed office-based physicians who are primarily engaged in direct patient care. see [ http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ahcd.htm]

NRAS: Australia National Registration and Accreditation System was formed in 2010 as the country wide body to cover 14 (initially 10) healthcare professions. see [10]

NRMP: US National Residency Matching Programme the organization responsible for matching Doctors into most of the post graduate residency training available across the whole of the USA. see [11]

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OSCE: UK Objective structured clinical examination – a multistation clinical examination (typically having 15 to 25 stations). Candidates spend a designated time (usually five to ten minutes) at each station demonstrating a clinical skill or competency at each.

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PHE: UK Public Health England is an executive agency of the Department of Health (England). They are tasked to protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities see [12]

PLAB: UK Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board is the main route by which International Medical Graduates (IMGs) demonstrate that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to practise medicine in the UK. see [13]

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ST1-8: UK Doctor in post graduate specialist training who does not have to be compete for a training post to progress in their training. ST1 and ST2 levels are reserved for run through specialties see Medical Training Pipeline

Social Care: UK The UK social care system provides support for those who need it to help them keep their independence and dignity. Social care is provided "outside" the NHS, typically by local government or charitable organisations. However their is a strong connection between health care and social care, not least because patients can not be discharged from hospital care until social care is in place. see [14]