PEOPLE - UK Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board makes appointment:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Ian Cumming will take over as deputy chairman of the UK's Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB), replacing Dr Peter Simpson, on April 1 2006. Mr Cumming OBE, who is a biomedical scientist, has been a member of PMETB's board since 2004 and is currently chief executive of Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust. The London-based PMETB, an independent body, is responsible for overseeing, promoting and developing postgraduate medical education and training across the UK.