Modernising medical careers: educational implications for the emergency department

Modernising medical careers; the really hard work now begins.

Modernising medical careers: F2 posts in general practice.

The RCGP has long believed that all doctors in training should spend time in general practice. Since the introduction of the Foundation Programmes in Modernising Medical Careers there have been some local pilots, but wider introduction has been difficult because of lack of funding. The Minister of Health has now announced new funding for Foundation Year 2 (F2) posts in England, of £70 million. ...

Medical Students' Perceptions of Emergency Medicine Careers

Introduction Previous studies on specialty choice have investigated specialty characteristics that are appealing to undergraduate students. Little is known about how students' attitudes towards Emergency Medicine (EM) careers evolve over their schooling. Methods An open-ended survey of medical students' career interests was distributed five times over the four-year undergraduate curriculum from...

Ophthalmic surgical training following modernising medical careers: regional variation in experience across the UK

OBJECTIVES To evaluate surgical experience among current doctors appointed into ophthalmology training posts since the introduction of the Modernising Medical Careers programme. Additionally, to identify regional variations in surgical experience and training programme delivery. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey. SETTING The UK's four largest deaneries (Schools of Ophthalmology). PARTICIPAN...

Survey of UK radiology trainees in the aftermath of ‘Modernising Medical Careers’

BACKGROUND Following implementation of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) in the UK, potential radiology trainees must decide on their career and apply sooner than ever before. We aimed to determine whether current trainees were sufficiently informed to make an earlier career decision by comparing the early radiology experiences of Traditional and Foundation Trainees. METHODS 344 radiology tra...