Level | Descriptor |
Level 1 | Entrusted to observe only—no provision of clinical care |
Level 2 | Entrusted to act with direct supervision, present in the room |
Level 3 | Entrusted to act with indirect supervision: The trainee may provide clinical care when the supervising physician is not physically present within the hospital or other site of patient care, but is available by means of telephone and/or electronic media to provide advice, and can attend at the bedside if required to provide direct supervision. |
Level 4 | Entrusted to act unsupervised |
Level 5 | Permission to supervise/train others |
CIP, capabilities in practice; JRCPTB, Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board.