Foundation doctors

Foundation doctors’ induction experiences

BACKGROUND It is well established that trainee doctors struggle with the transition from medical school to starting work and feel unprepared for many aspects of their new role. There is evidence that suitable induction experiences improve competence and confidence, but available data indicate that trainee doctors on the UK Foundation Programme are commonly not experiencing useful inductions. Th...

Online-learning: exploring practices among Foundation doctors

Introduction: Postgraduate medical education involves the use ofonline-learning tools. However, there is a paucity of data on theuse of online-learning among doctors who are in their 1st and 2ndyears of professional work after graduating from medical school(also known as Foundation doctors). Our aim was to explore theuse of online-learning among Foundation doctors.Methods: A cross-sectional stu...

Foundation Doctors’ Audits: Effective or Not?

Foundation doctors' experience of their training: a questionnaire study

OBJECTIVES We set out to evaluate the impact of Foundation Year (FY) training on the doctors who had been through this training system. DESIGN Doctors in training were surveyed using a structured web-based questionnaire. SETTING Postgraduate training in the UK has been the subject of much upheaval in recent years. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1065 doctors in training were surveyed in late 2011...

The preparedness of newly qualified doctors - Views of Foundation doctors and supervisors.

BACKGROUND There is evidence that newly qualified doctors do not feel prepared to start work. AIM This study examined the views of first year Foundation doctors (F1) and supervisors regarding how prepared they felt newly qualified doctors were for the early weeks of work. METHODS Fifty-two F1s took part in a focus group or individual interview during their first year of Foundation training....