Category: Humans of the Foundation Programme
When the form is signed, but the conversation isn’t
During one of my night shifts on the Acute Medical Unit, the emergency buzzer sounded for an elderly patient who […]
Through a glass darkly, but then face-to-face: Parkinson’s post-pandemic
SURFACE TENSION Parkinson’s is a clinical diagnosis. There are no blood tests, or signs on a scan which can conclusively […]
What Have You Gained?
Description of poem: I wanted to write a reflective piece on my journey through the Foundation programme – highlighting with […]
Forged in Steel: Lessons from Port Talbot’s community
For me, the trenches of medical school revision were softened by an image I held in my mind: working in […]
New 2024-25 Humans of the Foundation Programme e-book
The UKFPO are delighted to announce the launch of the UKFP 2024-25 Humans of the Foundation Programme e-book! The e-book […]
A Sharp Scratch
You’re going to feel a sharp scratch – don’t Worry about a thing. I’m a professional, I do this every […]
The First Daffodils of Spring: Confirming Death as an FY1
When faced with death one enters this mental space of uninhabited neutrality; Perhaps it’s a form of protection or perhaps […]
So I ended up in…
We’ve all heard stories of the unlucky ones finding themselves 10 from the bottom when it came to the PIA […]
What does a 175g of plastic have to do with being a doctor?
Often when people ask what I do outside of medicine, I tell them I play frisbee, and will often get […]
FAO FY2- Are we doing enough to make ourselves understood?
I was inspired to write a piece about medical acronyms and jargon. On an elderly care ward round, an experienced […]