Penultimate year assessment
The differences are subtle but significant:
| ARCP | PYA |
| Reviews trainee progress against that year | Reviews trainee progress within whole programme |
| Compares regional/ home trainees data per year | Compares national information across regions and years |
| Can be done without the trainee present | Cannot be done without the trainee present |
| Cannot review its own programme within the GMC requirements for quality assurance of training | Can provide enough data to review programmes in line with GMC quality assurance requirements |
| Reviews trainee competency | Reviews trainee confidence - provides trainee an opportunity to seek non-deanery opinion |