Outcomes for Graduates (2018)

Summary

Outcomes for Graduates sets out what every new UK medical graduate must know and be able to do on their first day as a doctor. It replaced the older Tomorrow's Doctors framework and is organised in three areas: professional values and behaviours; professional skills; and professional knowledge. Beyond clinical knowledge and practical procedures, it expects graduates to communicate effectively, work in teams, manage uncertainty, prescribe safely, understand health promotion and public health, apply ethical and legal principles, and show commitment to learning and improving care. All UK medical schools design their courses to meet these outcomes, and the national Medical Licensing Assessment tests whether graduates have reached them.

Key takeaways

• Three areas: professional values and behaviours, professional skills, professional knowledge.
• Managing uncertainty, teamwork and communication are explicit graduate outcomes.
• It replaced Tomorrow's Doctors; the MLA checks graduates meet it.

How to use it

Useful for 'What qualities does a doctor need?' and 'Why is reflection important?' — connect your answer to what the GMC expects of graduates.

Questions it helps with

• Why do you want to be a doctor?
• What qualities make a good doctor, and which do you think is the most important?
• Where do you see yourself in ten to fifteen years, and what do you know about the path to get there?