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Exchanging knowledge across international borders: building a new network for the RCGP’s global members

Sandra Mather, Terry Kemple and Asha Abdillahi
BJGP Open 2018; 1 (4): bjgpopen17X101313. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen17X101313

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  • International member (IM)A GP who has passed an RCGP international membership exam at any one of nine accredited exam sites and has chosen to apply for membership. They are classified as international members and use the post-nominals MRCGP[INT].
    Overseas member (OM)A GP who has passed the RCGP membership exam in the UK and has chosen to apply for membership, which they retain after leaving the UK to work in another country. They are classified as overseas members and can use the post nominals MRCGP.

    1. The importance of time

    2. Ownership, trust, and confidence

    3. Distributed leadership

    4. Transparent, accountable, shared decision making

    5. Basis of unity: common purpose and goal

    6. Shared values and norms of behaviour

    7. Understanding each other, sharing skills, and approaches

    8. Ad hoc relations between members

    9. ‘Quick wins’: the value of shared successes and individual benefits

    10. ‘Unity with diversity’: difference, inclusion, and boundaries

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BJGP Open
Vol. 1, Issue 4
January 2018
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Exchanging knowledge across international borders: building a new network for the RCGP’s global members
Sandra Mather, Terry Kemple, Asha Abdillahi
BJGP Open 2018; 1 (4): bjgpopen17X101313. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen17X101313
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British Journal of General Practice