Research

UK Medical Education Database (UKMED)

For recent publications based on UKMED data, see the UK Medical Education Database (UKMED) website. These include, among others:

• Predictors of fitness to practise declarations in UK medical undergraduates by Lewis Paton, Paul Tiffin, Daniel Smith, Jon Dowell, Lazaro Mwandigha
• Relationship between sociodemographic factors and selection into UK postgraduate medical training programmes: a national cohort study by Ben Kumwenda, Jennifer A Cleland, Gordon J Prescott, Kim Walker, Peter W Johnston
• Evaluating the validity of the selection measures used for the UK’s foundation medical training programme: a national cohort study by Daniel Smith, Paul Tiffin

Discrete choice experiment

What factors are critical to attracting NHS foundation doctors into specialty or core training? A discrete choice experiment (BMJ Open)

Applications to survey FDs

UKFPO and four nation SEB leads have agreed the following process for applications for access to Foundation Programme doctors for research projects and surveys. All local, regional and national teams/colleagues should refer to and follow this process. Note that steps 1-3 should take place before the UKFPO is contacted.