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
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To which area of medicine does ME/CFS belong, and who should teach it?
With the Medical Licensing Assessment coming into effect in 2024-2025, medical schools across the UK will be preparing to teach ME/CFS for the first time, and they will find themselves facing a conundrum: which class or subject area does the condition fit into, and which educators are best-qualified to teach it? Cropped image from the… Continue reading To which area of medicine does ME/CFS belong, and who should teach it?
ME/CFS will be taught to all medical students starting in 2024/2025 – but will the teaching be of a high standard?
Cropped image from the cover of the General Medical Council's MLA content map. We were very pleased to learn that ME/CFS is included on the MLA content map, and will therefore be taught to all undergraduate medical students in the UK, starting in the 2024/2025 academic year. However, we have concerns. We know that currently… Continue reading ME/CFS will be taught to all medical students starting in 2024/2025 – but will the teaching be of a high standard?
ME/CFS Medical Education Campaign 