Brief notes – ME/CFS Medical Education Campaign

I was concerned to learn that the Royal College of Physicians maintains educational materials on ME/CFS for postgraduate medical students, given that in 2021 that organisation expressed support for outdated and harmful forms of 'treatment' for the condition. Hopefully the RCP has researched and learned more about ME/CFS since then. In any case I've put… Continue reading Quick note: query submitted to the Royal College of Physicians

Brief notes, medical education

Brief note: correspondence with the GMC regarding the term ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ in medical education

9th Jun 2023 Katie Johnstone

I recently contacted the GMC (General Medical Council) to raise a concern: their MLA (Medical Licensing Assessment) content map refers to 'chronic fatigue syndrome' and not 'myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)'. The MLA is an exam that all final-year undergraduate medical students in the UK will have to complete starting in the 2024/2025 academic year.… Continue reading Brief note: correspondence with the GMC regarding the term ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ in medical education