A review into Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) recruitment and selection into specialty training made through the Medical Training and Application Service (MTAS) in 2007 is being led by Professor Neil Douglas, vice-chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The review will report when the work is completed—the timetable for which is under discussion.
An independent review chaired by Professor Sir John Tooke, Dean of the Peninsula Medical School, chair of the Council of Heads of Medical Schools and chair of the United Kingdom Health Education Advisory Committee, will examine the processes underlying MMC and make recommendations to Ministers to ensure that we can implement any necessary improvements for 2008 and beyond. The review will report on an interim basis in September 2007, but the final report date for the review has yet to be determined.