Academy Assessment Committee

Chaired by Dr Neil Dewhurst

The Academy Assessment Committee has been established to coordinate, facilitate and take forward the work of the Royal Colleges and Faculties with regards to assessment in postgraduate medical training.

Its main responsibilities are to:

  • Coordinate and facilitate the work of the medical Royal Colleges and Faculties on issues related to postgraduate medical assessment
  • Work in conjunction with other relevant bodies relating to assessment in postgraduate medical

The Committee is chaired by Dr Neil Dewhurst and consists of representatives from:

  • Each Royal College and Faculty represented on the Academy and also the JCST and JRCPTB
  • Academy Trainee Doctors’ Group
  • Academy Patient/Lay Group
  • GMC
  • Chair/Lead of Academy Foundation Programme Committee 

The Academy will be co-hosting with the GMC and COPMeD a Workplace Based Assesment forum in autumn 2010.

Published work

In July 2009 AAC produced a report, Improving Assessment, looking at a UK wide approach to assessment with common standards and common processes and instruments

In May 2009 ACC in conjunction with PMETB (merged with the GMC in April 2010) published a report, Workplace Based Assessment Guidance, providing guidance on designing and implementing workplace based assessments  for all doctors.

Committee managed by

Kate Lyons