Ensuring that UK medical graduates meet the General Medical Council’s outcomes relating to Human Factors

|Publish Date: Jun 11, 2025|Keywords: Contemporary EHF 2025, Education, training & skills, Healthcare, Patient Safety, Publications|

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Fraser Gold, Maude Adams, Andre J Carpio, Dinuki de Alwis, Connor Schlemmer, Claire Taylor, Paul Bowie & Helen Vosper
Abstract
The General Medical Council (GMC) “Outcomes for Graduates” document indicates that newly qualified doctors must demonstrate that they can practise safely, and positions Human Factors as central to this activity. Including Human Factors-related outcomes in health and care educational programmes is not a minor ‘bolt on’ – it requires a co-ordinated and strategic educational approach, which we would argue presents a significant challenge for most educational institutions. This case study explores how a comprehensive and sustainable Human Factors curriculum was embedded in an undergraduate MBChB (medical) curriculum in a UK university.