IBMS statements on Modernising Scientific Careers
Please note that as Modernising Scientific Careers changes and is ongoing, statements and responses below are only applicable at date of release and are available below as an archive.
Statements and responses 2011
Institute degree accreditation: fit for purpose, fit for the future August 2011
The recent publication of a statement by the HPC on Modernising Scientific Careers – implications for education providers brings into focus the recognition of degrees that produce graduates eligible to apply for HPC registration and hence gain employment as biomedical scientists.
IBMS response to MSC Scientist Training Programme curriculum (April 2011)
IBMS response to the PTP work-based training manual (Mar 2011)
Modernising Scientific Careers March 2010
The Modernising Scientific Careers: the UK Way Forward policy document has now been published and builds on the 'Next Steps' consultation document of November 2008. Its position has been informed by general views expressed in the consultation process and the subsequent deliberative events, and it sets out the direction of travel for the project. Although this is a UK wide policy document each of the four UK countries will have their own implementation plans which will be published separately.
Modernising Scientific Careers Feb 2009
The Institute has considered at length the consultation document Modernising Scientific Careers: The Next Steps.
Modernising Scientific Careers Sept 08
This is a Department of Health initiative designed to rationalise the education and training systems for the entire healthcare science sector.
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