Box 1.
Competency scoring in two areas of academic medicine
| Research governance, good clinical practice and ethics | |
| Score | |
| 1-3 | Is not able to understand the role of research governance in the conduct of clinical trials |
| 4-6 | Attends a local research ethics committee meeting and understands the roles of local and multicentre committees |
| Successfully completes the International Committee on Harmonisation good clinical practice tutorial | |
| Obtains patients' consent appropriately for clinical studies | |
| 7-9 | Understands the role of the NHS trust research and development office in study approval processes and event reporting during clinical studies |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of the key ethical issues in the design and conduct of clinical studies | |
| Contributes to the writing of patient information leaflets and consent forms | |
| Research study design and planning | |
| Score | |
| 1-3 | Is unable to understand the requirements for the design of clinical/laboratory studies |
| 4-6 | Comprehends the key requirements for the design of a research study, in particular hypothesis testing, statistical power and patient recruitment |
| Is able to discuss the design of a study with colleagues | |
| Appropriately reviews clinical study patients and gains experience in data handling | |
| 7-9 | Understands the complexity of multicentre randomized controlled trial standard operating procedures, clinical reviews, event reporting and termination |
| Contributes to the design and writing of a clinical study | |