Postgraduate

The aim of this training program is to enable the successful trainee to practice clinical Biochemistry at consultant or consultant-equivalent level and to acquire management skills sufficient to lead a department, thereby ensuring that he/she is able to provide a competent, effective service so that maximum benefit may be gained for patient care.

 Over a minimum 5-year period the trainee should acquire or develop:
a) Specialized factual knowledge of the natural history of those diseases upon which clinical biochemistry is based.
b) Interpretative skills so that a clinically useful opinion can be derived from raw data.
c) Technical knowledge, gained from close acquaintance with laboratory technology,
d) Research and development experience
e) The life-long habits of reading, literature-searches, consultation with colleagues, attendance at scientific meetings,      and the presentation of his/her own scientific work as part of his/her continuing medical education (CME)
f) Management and communication skills.
g) Familiarity with aspects of health and safety requirements for laboratories.

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