PDP ?

Re: PDP ?

Adrienne McPartland — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:21:50 GMT

Thanks for the info guys!

Re: PDP ?

Louise6732 — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:52:00 GMT

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Did you start the PDP as soon as you started working - how long did it take in total ? What sort of caseload would you say your practice has ?

Our practice isnt computerised, so it would probably mean I'd have a good bit more difficulty inputting the data, would you agree?

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I started it about 2months after I started working, and it took me about one year. We are 100% small animal practice so I didn't fill in any of the equine or large animal section.

I agree with Mark, if you made a note of your cases and clinical skills every few days then it shouldn't be an issue if your practice isn't computerised.

Louise

Re: PDP ?

Mark Naguib — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:16:36 GMT

Hi Adrienne,

I too graduated in 2009. My practice is fully computerised but I never used the computer system for it - it seemed easier just to jot down what I had done every few days. The overall numbers aren't that important - its when you "feel competent". Your RCVS Post Graduate Dean decides if it's good enough at the end - once I had logged a bit of it, I asked mine to have a look and see if it was what they were looking for and took it from there.

It think it took me about 15months from when I registered but it could have been much faster had I just got on with it! My main motivation was probably being able to register to study for a certificate. My friends who have successfully completed it all approached it in vastly different ways both from me and from each other!

Mark

Re: PDP ?

Adrienne McPartland — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:39:35 GMT

Did you start the PDP as soon as you started working - how long did it take in total ? What sort of caseload would you say your practice has ?

Our practice isnt computerised, so it would probably mean I'd have a good bit more difficulty inputting the data, would you agree?

Re: PDP ?

Louise6732 — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:24:47 GMT

Hi Adrienne, I qualified in 2009 and completed the PDP in Nov 2010. I thought overall it was a positive thing. It helped me to take stock of what I had done, and also made it easier to review cases and read up on things.

Inputting the numbers was a bit annoying, our practice computer system allowed me to scroll through the days I was on ops and it was relatively easy to fill this in, but I had to set aside time every 2-3weeks to update it.

Re employment, I think if you hadn't completed the PDP in the expected time that wouldn't look great.

I'd most definitely advise completing it, lots more positives than negatives overall!

Hope that's helpful!

Louise