Category: Humans of the Foundation Programme
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 […]
Designing a Teaching Programme for Newly Qualified FY1s as an FY2
I recall receiving my first rota as a newly qualified FY1 and discovering I was on ward cover for the […]
Hit for 6: Foundation Training and International Umpiring
People often assume that being a doctor and being an international cricket umpire belong in separate parts of my life. […]
When the Hospital Follows You Home: finding purpose from transitioning from medical student to resident doctor
As a foundation year two doctor, I reflect on my evolving relationship with medicine and the complex interplay between identity, […]
The Yellow Wallpaper and the Baby Blues: A Book Review with Historical Context
‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a ten-page short story chronicling a new mother’s descent into postpartum depression […]
The Left Field Shift: embracing the unexpected opportunities of rural medicine
Moving to Aberystwyth for Foundation Training was quite an unexpected plot twist to say the least. I was hoping to […]
A love letter to Grief
A love letter to Grief because you’ve taught me more about love than life ever could. You’ve made me realise […]
The Impostor Among Us
I put on my badge, my name clear and true, Foundation Doctor, FY2. I know the rota, the ward, the […]
The Childhood Dream vs Reality
When I was younger, I jumped between a few career options. “I want to be a doctor, I like this […]
Captain
Reflection This poem was written in my FY1 year, after the first time I saw a patient die, which was […]