The eligibility criteria for examiners
To be eligible to apply to be a DGM examiner, applicants must provide evidence to show they meet the following criteria:
To be eligible to apply to be a DGM examiner, applicants must provide evidence to show they meet the following criteria:
1. Hold current statutory registration with the relevant regulator - normally the General Medical Council (GMC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health & Care Professions’ Council (HCPC), or the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR) in the case of physician associates
2. Be in good standing with their regulatory body (or the Faculty of Physician Associates in the case of physician associates)
3. Be actively employed in the United Kingdom
4. Be able to demonstrate the following level of clinical experience:
a. Doctors should hold MRCP(UK)/MRCGP/MRCPsych (or equivalent) and be working as a consultant or specialist (SAS) in Geriatric Medicine, an old age psychiatrist, or a general practitioner. Working with older people should account for a significant proportion of both their current clinical workload and clinical workload over the last three years.
b. Advanced clinical practitioners should have completed a relevant qualification (a masters degree or equivalent). Working with older people should account for a significant proportion of both their current clinical workload and clinical workload over the last three years since obtaining advanced practitioner status.
c. Physician associates should have completed a relevant qualification (a masters degree or equivalent). Working with older people should account for a significant proportion of both their current clinical workload and clinical work over the last five years.
5. Be able to demonstrate current experience in the following areas of working with older people:
a. Conducting physical examinations, providing diagnoses, and formulating management plans
b. Undertaking comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs)
c. Understanding and implementing the relevant legal frameworks and ethical principles that underpin care of older people.
6. Be actively engaged in the training of junior practitioners to provide high quality person-centred care for older people.
7. Be up to date as appropriate with relevant national guidelines, CPD requirements, employer’s equality and diversity training and appraisal process.
Examiner appointments will be for an initial term of three years, subject to satisfactory performance, and renewable after review by the DGM Clinical Examination Lead and (in respect of continuing eligibility) by the RCP Assessment Unit.
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the RCP Assessment Unit via DGM@rcp.ac.uk.