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Talking to old-timers, the system pre-MTAS worked fairly well. Consultants ended up with Juniors they trusted, and juniors ended up with consultants they liked. I've seen huge variations within hospitals, and am dreading the blind process of choosing hospitals. A random selection would work just as effectively, due to many factors.
 
There's no choosing the "best person" for a job with a uniform application, because jobs and demands vary widely, depending on specialty and the registrars and consultant in charge. The national rank of the junior doctor makes absolutely no difference to patient care.
The current system awards people for creative writing, which is fine if you want the best creative writers as your junior doctor. I would also suspect that much of the written work isn't solely from the applicant.
 
I don't know if this helps any, but it's just my 2 cents worth.
From: Iain Williamson
Posted: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:06 PM
Subject: Pilots - proposed system..any thoughts?

What does everyone think of the proposed system? I think it looks like it should be slightly fairer for students as it is worrying that some people get lots of outside help and that this could be a disadvantage for those of us that don't get help.
 
Slightly worried that it's another test but they have said we cant revise for it so maybe in the long run it will actually save us time.
 
Any thoughts?
 
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