Academy Foundation Programme Committee

The Academy Foundation Programme Committee (AFPC) coordinates and facilitates the work of the Royal Colleges and Faculties to produce the Foundation Programme Curriculum for the Foundation years.

Further to the MEE Evaluation of the Foundation Programme Curriculum, the Academy of Medical Royal College’s Foundation Programme Committee have revised the Foundation Programme Curriculum which will be in use for the 2012 cohort. Thank you to all those who contributed to the revision which has been approved by the GMC.

The key changes include:

• Alterations to the assessment process (The introduction of Supervised Learning Events forms and clarification of the summative assessment forms)
• Inclusion of the purpose of foundation
• Inclusion of high level descriptors, differentiating between F1 and F2 outcomes
• Revision and updating of competences and all other sections.

The approved 2012 version of the Foundation Programme Curriculum will be available on the UK Foundation Programme Office website from early Spring 2012. 

Its main responsibilities are to:

• Oversee responsibility for the Foundation Programme Curriculum, including where necessary, revisions.
• Coordinate and facilitate the work of the Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties on issues related to the Foundation Curriculum Programme
• Work in conjunction with other relevant bodies relating to the Foundation Curriculum Programme

The Committee consists of representatives from:

• Royal Colleges and Faculties
• Foundation Doctors
• Academy Patient Lay Group
• COPMeD
• COGPeD
• GMC
• NACT UK
• Representatives from the four nations
• UKFPO
• Medical Schools Council