Academy Specialty Training Committee

The Academy Specialty Training Committee (ASTC) co-ordinates, facilitates and develops generic work of the Royal Colleges and Faculties with regards to postgraduate medical specialty training, including general practice. It works in conjunction with other relevant bodies relating to postgraduate medical specialty and general practice training.

It has developed curricula, frameworks and programmes through its associated working groups.

The Committee is chaired by Dr Mike Jones and consists of representatives from:

• One representative from each Royal College and Faculty represented on the Academy and also the JCST and JRCPTB
• Academy Trainee Doctors’ Group
• Academy Patient/Lay Group
• COGPeD
• COPMeD
• NACT UK
• GMC

The Committee is managed by Manjula Das.

A working group of the ASTC has been established to develop an e-health module for clinical and technical groups. The group is Chaired by Dr Cathy Kelly. This development aims to give training and recognition of achievement in this area, expected to be at the latter end of specialty or general practice training. This includes representation from colleges, trainees, patients, service and other key stakeholders including e-learning for health.