Equivalence Committee

Evaluator Training Day -  Date to be confirmed - 2012

Venue: Royal College of Psychiatrists,  London  SW1X 8PG

Eligiblity Requirements

• Evaluator Remit

Application Form

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• Evaluator Application Form for the assessment of (CESR)
• Evaluator Application Guidelines

Training Day

• Provisional Programme
• Attendance Form

Travel and Expenses Information

• Advanced Travel Information
• Advanced Travel Booking Form
• Expenses Claim Form
  

Equivalence Committee Meetings 2012

All meetings will be held at the College and will start at 10.30am until 4pm and a buffet lunch will be provided at 1pm for those who request it in advance.

• Dates to be confirmed

Evaluators required

Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)

Dear Members of the College

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has set up a forum of psychiatrists from all specialties to assist with the assessment of CESR applications.  However, we are still looking to recruit more evaluators to relieve current pressure on existing members particularly in the specialty of general psychiatry.

The College’s role is to assess individual applications for Specialist Registration in Psychiatry.  The College works closely with the General Medical Council to ensure that a robust system of assessment is established for all applicants who apply for specialist registration under this route.

The evaluator’s role is to assess applicants’ qualifications, training and experience according to criteria outlined in the Advanced College Curriculum's to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria specified by the GMC and the College, and to further determine whether their competencies are equivalent both in clinical and theoretical content to those of a UK holder of the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in psychiatry. 

Remuneration

• An honorarium of £100 redeemable towards the price of College books, CPD, conferences, training and memorabilia or Marks and Spencers vouchers – per application
• Up to 5 CPD hours per year

The GMC has set strict deadlines which the College must adhere to under the current arrangements within the Service Level Agreement.  If these are not met the College will incur financial penalties.

We therefore need evaluators, who are reliable, IT competent, comfortable to work with complex documents on screen and be able to devote 4 to 5 hours (or more) per application.  All applications are sent to evaluators via email or a hard copy if requested.

A training day will be scheduledin early 2012  which will demonstrate procedures for assessing CESR applications and provide examples of a robust assessment criteria.

If you would be interested in offering your services to assist the College please refer to the evaluator remit, for eligibility requirements and complete the application form above.

Yours sincerely

Dr M R Rao

Chair of the Equivalence Committee

Miss L Hartley

CESR Administrator

Royal College of Psychiatrists,

17 Belgrave Square

London  

SW1X 8PG

Tel: 020 7235 2351 x 6139

Fax: 020 7234 7976

Membership

Chair - Dr M R Rao

Committee members - Dr H M Bruce, Dr C Kinane, Dr K Leighton, Dr P Meats, Dr H Miller, Dr S Murphy, Dr M Roy, Dr R Tomar, Dr S M Murphy, Mr P Woodams (Carer Rep), Ms C Young (User Rep)

Committee Remit

Please click on the following link to view the Committee's remit.