The latest news for the Improving Selection to the Foundation Programme Project can be seen below:
Personal Attributes Survey
10 June 2010
Over the last few months we’ve been researching the role of the FY1 doctor to confirm exactly what might be taken into account when selecting applicants for the Foundation Programme. We’ve interviewed FY1s themselves, as well as clinical tutors, programme directors, patients, and others, and we’ve shadowed FY1s in various parts of the UK. We’ve also surveyed the academic literature, and taken account of the requirements in Tomorrow’s Doctors. Through this job analysis we’ve developed a list of characteristics that make good trainee doctors, over and above the clinical skills and knowledge they gain at medical school. The aim of this questionnaire is to get your feedback about the relative importance these ‘professional attributes’, and to check that we’ve not missed anything in our earlier research.
This survey is for those who are, or have been involved, with foundation doctors and training. Please ensure you fill in your job description if you complete the survey
The survey can be accessed from: www.isfp.org.uk/Pages/Professional-Attributes-Survey.aspx
Video podcast - calling all Manchester medical students
4 June 2010
Do you have any burning questions about the ISFP project that you still do not know the answer to? Professor Paul O'Neil, Chair of the ISFP Project Group, and Nick Deakin, BMA MSC co-chair, will be filming a video podcast and are inviting students to ask questions about the project. These will then be answered in the podcast. Students who would like to be involved will need to be available between 10-11am on Wednesday 7 July in Manchester to be filmed asking their question. For more information, or to get involved, please contact Amy Stringer on 020 7419 5427 or amy.stringer@medschools.ac.uk
e-Bulletin
27 May 2010
The e-Bulletin sign up function is now available. Updates will be sent to subscribers throughout key stages of the project. To subscribe visit the e-bulletin page
SJT Item Writing Workshops
26 May 2010
All SJT item writing workshops to develop questions for the autumn pilots have now been held. Workshop attendees included; staff from UK medical schools and foundation schools, lay representatives, GPs and clinicians, and were held at various institutions throughout the UK. The questions are now being reviewed for use in the pilots.
Micropilots
28 April 2010
Micropilots have now been held at 4 UK medical schools - Cambridge, Sheffield, UEA and Manchester. The overall feedback from the 'focus group' style workshops has been positive. The report from the micropilots will be available on the ISFP website in due course.