UKFPO Bulletin 5th December 2019

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Announcements from UKFPO

Offers for 2020 will be merit based and be cascaded through the programmes depending on what you have applied for.

• If you were not allocated/did not apply to AFP the next programme you will be considered for is PFF.
• If you were not allocated/did not apply for PFF then you will be considered for FPP.
• If you were not allocated/did not apply for FPP then you will be considered for FP.

Upcoming Key Dates/Events

Call for Papers

**NACT**

http://nact.org.uk/getfile/8885 The deadline for the Call for Papers for the Foundation Programme Event held in London on 27th march 2020 has been extended to 5pm Monday 16th December 2020 to allow enough time for all submissions!

Surveys

**F1 Induction Survey**

Dear Foundation Y1 Trainees,

Many thanks to those of you who participated in part one of the induction survey. This second survey is designed to provide further information which will be used to develop our induction programme for trainees in the future. We plan to share this information as widely as possible so your contribution could potentially make a significant difference to future trainees.

Please complete Part 2 whether you completed part 1 or not.

There is an opportunity to provide more in depth feedback as outlined in the final question.

To access the survey please log onto https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/F1-FollowUp2019

If possible, please complete the survey in one sitting since you will not be able to access it later. It should only take you approximately 5 minutes to complete. The questionnaire is anonymous and your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.

Yours faithfully,

Clare (DCr JCM van Hamel – Foundation School Director)

**National Education and Training Survey**

NETS is live – have your say!

We want to hear about your experiences on clinical placement. Please take the National Education and Training Survey (NETS). https://poll.hee.nhs.uk/s/BQONS/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn

e-Portfolio

**UK E-portfolios Update **

End of placement one

The majority of UK foundation doctors (FDs) rotate to their next placement on Wednesday 3 December.

Make sure the following are completed for placement one ideally by the end of December 2019:

• SLEs: 3x Mini-CEX/DOPs and 2x CBD (or 5x LEARN)
• CS/ES forms: 1x initial meeting with ES, 1s induction meeting with CS, 1x CS end of placement report, 1x ES end of placement report
• Assessments: 1x TAB (for most – placement two acceptable for some), Core Procedures (F1s only), curriculum mapping/linking
• Mandatory teaching: FDs should regularly be logging mandatory teaching
• Guidance on all requirements and forms is on the UKFPO website

Training Opportunities

**The 2^nd Annual Core Surgical Training Interview Course 2020**

Our 2nd Annual Core Surgical Training Interview Course at King’s College London in November is now fully booked. Due to the high demand of the course we are delighted to announce a second date to ensure all those interested receive the opportunity to attend. This will take place on Saturday 4th January 2020 in the Hodgekin Building, Guy’s Campus, London Bridge. Again, we will be running lectures, mock interviews and workshops, delivered by the highest ranking Core Surgical Trainees. The course had excellent feedback from 2018/19 with many of our candidates attaining run through/ top three jobs. The places are limited so if you are interested and want further information please email akahluwalia@doctors.org.uk. The deadline for applying for this course is Sunday 22nd December 2019.

**Neurosurgery ST1 Interview Course**

We are delighted to announce a Neurosurgery ST1 Interview Course. There are many of you applying for neurosurgery and we will be hosting a course consisting of insightful lectures, technical workshops and detailed feedback to give a high yield day of practice with successful Neurosurgery STs. It will take place on Saturday 11 January 2020 at Hodgekin Building, Guy’s campus, London Bridge. We are aware that the MSRA extends up to this date so if it causes a clash with many of you, we can try and make an adjustment. For further information please contact akahluwalia@doctors.org.uk.

Volunteer Opportunities

**The Social Mobility Foundation**

The Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) is a charity which aims to make a practical improvement in social mobility for young people from low-income backgrounds. The SMF was founded in 2005 by Linkson Jack (who served as Chief Executive until January 2009) in order to provide opportunities and networks of support for 16-17 year olds who are unable to get them from their schools or families. More than ten years on, the first students supported by us have gone on to be successful in achieving degrees and graduate entry jobs.  As well as extending support to students throughout university across our 11 career sectors (Accountancy, Architecture, Banking & Finance, Biology & Chemistry, Business, Digital, Engineering & Physics, Law, Media & Communications, Medicine, or Politics) we now run programmes to support young people wherever they live in the UK.

There are many ways to get involved with The Social Mobility Foundation and support talented young people from less privileged backgrounds to secure places at universities and get into careers which match their abilities. For more information, visit their website.

Taster Sessions

Have you considered a taster session in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT)?

• Clinical pharmacology is a dynamic medical specialty promoting the safe, effective and efficient use of medicines within the NHS
• CPT trainees and consultants have diverse exciting roles in clinical practice, education, policy and research
• Key NHS priorities are tackling inappropriate polypharmacy and the development of precision medicine and pharmacogenomics
• Other roles include prescribing education, running of clinical trials, managing patients with poisoning and overdose, and contributing to drug regulation and safety through local policy and national organisations e.g. NICE/MHRA
• Trainees are encouraged to develop a therapeutic area of specialism as part of a flexible portfolio training scheme

For more information on arranging a taster session to be at the forefront of medical training in this unique specialty, please contact mailto:andrew.scourfield@nhs.net to be connected with your local clinical pharmacology centre

To learn more about Clinical Pharmacology click here

Seminars, Conferences, Information Sessions and Events

**Invitation to NHS Genomic Medicine Service event**

Please hold the date of Wednesday 11 December 2019, 10am – 4pm in your diaries for an all-day workshop in central London to celebrate the work of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service over the past year and hear about and discuss future plans.

We are hoping that there will be an opening address from health minister Baroness Nicola Blackwood. Other confirmed speakers include Professor Dame Sue Hill, Professor Sir Mark Caulfield and Chris Wigley – recently appointed CEO of Genomics England Ltd. Further details of the venue, the agenda and how to register for places will be shared in due course.

** 10^th National Scottish Medical Education Conference- 30 April & 1 May – Poster Abstract Submissions **

Do you have an interest in medical education? Submit your poster abstracts for the 10th National Scottish Medical Education Conference to be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on the 30 April & 1 May 2020.

Deadline for submission: Midnight, Sunday 16 February 2020

We invite submissions in the following categories:
Training Delivery
Simulated & Online Learning
New Perspectives and Novel Methods in Medical Education and Training
Medical Careers – Structure & Support
Interprofessional Education 
Miscellaneous

Prizes:

The top three highest scoring abstracts will be selected for a short oral presentation at the conference.

 The three highest scoring posters in each category will be awarded “Poster of Distinction”.

One poster from each category will be awarded “Best Poster” following judging panel discussion during the conference.

Please send abstracts to: medicalconf@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Successful abstracts will be announced week commencing 16 March 2020.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming 2020 UKFPO Academic Foundation Programme Conference will be held 7^th May 2020 at the University of Bristol.

Who should attend? The conference will be trainee-focused and will be of interest to academically minded medical students, Foundation trainees and any faculty or more senior colleagues who are involved in academic Foundation trainees. We hope the event will be of immediate practical assistance to any colleague following an academic career path, and those who are advising them.

Themes of academic research, education and leadership training will be included. There will be a focus on trainees themselves and their experiences.

Further details will be sent out in due course but in the meantime we would be grateful to you could please …

1. Save the date to your diary. 
2. Circulate this message and/or the attached flyer (also available in the link above) via your networks to medical students, Foundation trainees, ACFs and Faculty of all grades who are involved with Foundation trainees or academic training

If you are interested in attending please email:  helpdesk@foundationprogramme.nhs.uk

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Education & events programme can be found here: Education and Events programme 2019-2020