Assessing the preparedness of foundation year 1 (FY1) doctors during the transition from medical school to the foundation training programme

BACKGROUND: To assess how ready current FY1 doctors felt when starting their first posting as newly qualified doctors.

METHODS: We created an online survey where 45 FY1 doctors in South Yorkshire rated how confident they were across different domains (Induction and Assistantship, Hospital Systems, and Skills) using a scale ranging from 0 (no confidence performing task) to 5 (highly confident).

RESULTS: The ICE system and observations had a mean rating of 3.645 (95% CI 3.446 to 3.844), and 4.425 (95% CI 4.248 to 4.602) with a standard deviation (SD) of 1.10 and 0.83 respectively. The radiological platform, referral system, telephone system, and hospital notes had a mean score of 3.149 (95% CI 2.876 to 3.422), 2.340 (95% CI 2.096 to 2.584), 3.573 (95% CI 3.407 to 3.739) and 4.061 (95% CI 3.931 to 4.191), with a SD of 1.281, 1.153, 0.961 and 0.752 respectively. Patient needs and diagnostic procedures had a mean score of 3.933 (95% CI 3.749 to 4.117) and 4.250 (95% CI 4.140 to 4.360) with a SD of 1.190 and 0.944 respectively. Patient care, prescribing, and therapeutic procedures gave a mean score of 3.634 (95% CI 3.432 to 3.836), 4.130 (95% CI 3.959 to 4.301), 3.386 (95% CI 3.228 to 3.544) with a SD of 1.133, 0.958 and 1.256 respectively. No statistically significant difference in the overall mean score was found between respondents who attended medical schools in Yorkshire, and those who had not.

CONCLUSION: Overall, confidence differs across different domains and categories. A larger sample size across a wider geographical area would allow us to compare and contrast results across the different regions in the UK.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

BMC medical education - 20(2020), 1 vom: 07. Apr., Seite 106

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Michaelides, Athena [VerfasserIn]
Mahr, Melina [VerfasserIn]
Pydisetty, Gaurav [VerfasserIn]
Loyala, Jerocin Vishani [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Foundation doctor
Foundation training programme
Journal Article
Junior doctor
Medical school
Preparedness
Transition

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.01.2021

Date Revised 12.01.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12909-020-01999-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308501497