GMC-approved OST Curriculum and associated documents, which took effect in August 2024.
OST Curriculum 2024 employs high-level, overarching learning outcomes to describe the skills, knowledge and behaviours required by ophthalmologists in training. It assesses overall capabilities in both clinical and generic professional skills.
The learning outcomes are mapped to the GMC’s Generic Professional Capabilities framework.
Curriculum 2024 is also available in an easy to navigate web-version format.
7 domains of practice mapped around the Generic Professional Capabilities (GPCs) framework. One domain, Patient Management (PM) is divided into 12 clinical Special Interest Areas (SIAs).
The Assessment Strategy underpins the delivery of the OST Curriculum.
The Assessment Blueprint should be read in conjunction with the OST Curriculum and Assessment Strategy documents.
The syllabi for patient management and all other domains are available both by SIA and by Level.
The Handbook contains full details and guidance about the assessment tools underpinning Curriculum 2024.
Guidance document for ARCP panels on the curriculum requirements for each ST year.
This document, while not formally part of the curriculum, contains links to nationally agreed guidance and information about reflective practice.
