7. Trainees: number of trainees; admission policy and selection; working conditions; support and counselling for trainees; and trainee representation.
But it adds that it considers the issue of the trainees' past records to be a political matter, irrelevant to their military training.
Broad awareness of these ethical issues began with anecdotes, personal narratives, and case studies of trainees struggling with ethical issues abroad [ 21- 25].
As news of my work has spread, I have been contacted by several concerned trainee teachers who have raised the issue of homophobic bullying at some trainee establishments and schools only to be told that anti-gay bullying is "not an issue for primary schools".
The activities were aimed at updating knowledge & strengthening the skills of trainees on advocacy issues.
Since Farsi will be the medium of communication, language will not be an issue in future Iranian courses, although the appropriate selection of trainees will remain crucial to the success of courses offered by NPMC in terms of organizational impact.
Meanwhile, the latest issue of InnovAIT, the journal for trainee GPs, is focused on carers' issues, with the assumption that newly qualified GPs will fully appreciate their value and need for support.
It then reviews the structural and institutional parameters, such as length, location, time and organisation of the courses, and raises the issues of what the trainees bring with them.
Career progression and training are also issues of concern for trainees, which have been partly dealt with by the recent provision of funding by the Department of Health for more specialist registrar training posts in renal transplantation [ 4].
Although there is variability between different groups of trainees according to geographical location and career aspirations, this is a UK wide issue.
