What is PMETB responsible for?
PMETB aims to improve both the skills of doctors and the quality of healthcare offered to patients and the public. PMETB does this in three main ways: • Setting and securing standards for postgraduate medical education and training. This includes curriculum approval and assessment; prospectively approving all training posts and programmes; quality assuring and evaluating the management of postgraduate medical training; and setting the overarching principles under which selection into specialist training must operate. • Certifying doctors for the GP and specialist registers. This includes assessment and award of the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) and the General Practice Certificate of Completion of Training (GPCCT) when trainee doctors have successful finished their training; assessment of those doctors who have not completed an approved UK training programme but whose skills, knowledge and experience are equivalent to a CCT or GPCCT holder. • Leading independently on deve
