I'm not sure if I'm correct saying this, but I have a feeling that the EPM points for extra qualifications and publications has changed recently.

@OllieBurtonMed

3 жыл бұрын

This video is correct for the 2021 application cycle - it's for 2022 application cycle (for 2023 practice) that the points are being removed!

@thesudaneseprince9675

3 жыл бұрын

@@OllieBurtonMed Ah I see, thank you!

Thanks for this, super useful since I’m applying very soon and found the whole thing quite confusing 😬

@OllieBurtonMed

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi Ollie do you have any tips on revising for the SJT? Resources like books or courses you'd recommend would be helpful too! Thanks :)

What is the advantage of doing the AFP/SFP? Do people use the protected time to develop their portfolio for specialist training applications? Thanks for the video, it was very helpful.

@OllieBurtonMed

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel! It's nuanced but a few key points that drew me to the programme. 1. It's competitive so it carries some degree of prestige 2. Protected time to build portfolio that you would otherwise need to do in your own time (evenings/weekends) 3. They often come with perks such as funded qualifications (PgCerts), research training courses and that sort of thing. PLUS it's simply the earliest point you can enter the academic training pathway. Absolutely not compulsory, but will help with further applications later.

Please may you talk generally (if you haven’t already) about the rotations available during foundation training? For example, what, if any, are the core rotations? If someone was keen on surgery would they be able to experience more surgery than medicine during foundation?

@OllieBurtonMed

3 жыл бұрын

The most surgical rotations I have ever seen is 2/6 rotations as surgery. We are required to experience a mix of hospital medicine, surgery and community health - it wouldn't serve a huge amount of purpose at Foundation level to do tons of surgery at the expense of building core medical skills. Basically the way it works is that each 'post' is a combination of 6 given specialties across medicine and surgery, and at the very end it is these posts that you rank against each other.

@glokjdfngkjsdnf1104

2 жыл бұрын

@@OllieBurtonMed Further to this you can get 2 proper surgical jobs like General Surgery and T&O as well as a ‘semi surgical’ like Obstetrics and Gynaecology alongside A&E where some patients will need surgical treatment and then the community placement like GP and then most likely a medical job