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Foundation Schools
Dr James Dooley
Director
North Central Thames Foundation School
Graduation
Foundation Year 1
Foundation Year 2
Core/Specialty Training
Graduation
Foundation Year 1
Foundation Year 2
Core/Specialty Training
GMC
Provisional
registration
GMC
Full registration
Foundation Programme
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Two years: working in Trust(s)
Trust based training programme
Foundation Year 1 (FY1) & FY2
FY1 year linked to FY2 post (NCTFS)
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allocation to rotation gives FY1 and FY2
Foundation Programme
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Curriculum (2012)
Supervision (clinical and educational)
Competency assessment
Generic programme
ePortfolio
Foundation Programme
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FY1
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(Note: pivotal member of team)
Usually medical and surgical post
Plus another specialty
4m+4m+4months (occ 6m+6m)
FY2:
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Most have 4mo A&E or Assessment Unit
55% have GP placement
Range of other Specialties
Foundation Programme:
- note especially
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Psychiatric posts (role)
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National directive: about 25% of F1s and
25% of F2s to have psychiatric post
Community
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Broadening the Foundation Programme
Experience in Community Placement
required
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80% of rotations from 2015; 100% from 2017
Foundation Programmes
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Note differences in arrangements F1/F2
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Some Schools – F1 and F2 linked
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NCTFS
Others – apply for F2 half way through
F1
Foundation Schools
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Administrative network brings together
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Local/national postgraduate structure
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LETBs and HEE
Medical Schools
FS Director & Manager
Postgraduate Centres within Trusts
Training programme directors
Educational and clinical supervisors
Trainees
Foundation School
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To offer Foundation Doctors training in
a range of different settings and clinical
environments
In UK 21 Foundation Schools
Foundation Schools (1)
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North Central Thames
North East Thames
North West Thames
South Thames
East Anglian
Oxford
Foundation Schools (2)
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LNR
Mersey
North Western
Northern
Peninsula
Severn
Foundation Schools (3)
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Trent
Wessex
West Midlands – Central
West Midlands – North
West Midlands – South
York and Humber
Foundation Schools (4)
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Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
North Central Thames
Foundation School
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Associated with UCLMS
Administrative Offices on RF Campus
Posts in NCTFS in Trusts in
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North Central London
Adjacent Eastern Anglia
North Central Thames
Foundation School
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Posts at:
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UCLH, Royal Free, Whittington
Barnet, N Middlesex
Lister & Welwyn, Luton & Dunstable
Watford
Basildon
Process 2014/15
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Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs)
Allocation algorithm
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Based on your score ranked nationally
Allocated to Foundation School
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5th March 2015
Once in FS:
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Draw up list of rotation preferences
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during March 2015 (coincident with finals)
Placed in rotation according to score
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8th April 2015
What to do now?
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Become familiar with Postgraduate Training
pathway
Beginning to consider where in country wish
to do Foundation posts
Check competition ratios
Other issues
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Foundation Training abroad
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FY1 - need to contact NCTFS office soon: taken
out of FPAS system
FY2 - can do abroad but not in North Thames
Schools
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Application process: need to provide assurances on
programme and involvement of local team
Academic programmes
Special circumstances
Linked applications
Less Than Full Time Training
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Possible: first apply for School in normal
way
Once in flag flexible training
Options:
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Job share
Partially fill post
LETB/HE funding (now more difficult)
Foundation School
www.ucl.ac.uk/medicalschool/nctfs
Links:
UKFPO; BMA; MMC; NHS Careers