Foundation Year 1 (F1)
The first foundation year will be similar to the old
PRHO
year.
During your first year you will do a medical attachment and a
surgical attachment. Some rotations offer six months of medicine
and six months of surgery but some deaneries have already moved to
offering three 4-month attachments. Both surgical and medical
attachments are required as
GMC
registration is dependent on
you completing at least three months in each by the end of your
first year of training.
The whole of the programme is built around
seven important principles. Training in the Foundation Programme
will be competency-assessed, service-based, quality assured,
flexible, structured and streamlined. Most importantly of all, the
Foundation Programme is focused around you, the trainee.
How to Apply
The application process for the Foundation
Programme splits into three stages;
- Making your first choice. (Choosing your first preferred
Unit of Application (UoA) and ranking the other UoAs you want to
apply to.)
- The application. (Writing and submitting your
application.)
- The waiting. (Waiting for the outcome of your application
as it is being scored at each UoA.)
For full information on the application
process, please see the Rough Guide to
the Foundation Programme.
Where next?
After satisfactorily completing 12 months of
training in F1 posts (with a minimum of three months in medicine
and three months in surgery) you are eligible for full registration
within the
GMC
. Your
assessments and Foundation Learning Portfolio will help your
university / postgraduate dean to recommend you for full
registration.
Foundation Year 2
Useful Links
Deaneries (National Recruitment
Office)
NHS Education for Scotland
GMC