South Thames Foundation School Summary of F2 Destinations - August 2012 Entry Revised date: 11/09/2013 Questionnaire log Total % Number of FY2 doctors 847 100.00% Number of FY2 doctors expected to complete questionnaire 827 97.64% Number of FY2 doctors completed questionnaire 827 100.00% Grand total reference - 1 1a. At the start of F1, what was your chosen career path that you intended to follow after completing the Foundation Programme? Total % To immediately continue with Specialty (including GP) / Core training in UK 536 64.81% To immediately continue with Specialty (including GP) / Core training OUTSIDE UK 6 0.73% Service post in UK (e.g. Locum post for service) 1 0.12% Service post OUTSIDE UK (e.g. Locum post for service) 47 5.68% Career break (e.g. travel; have a family; other academic course MSc etc.) 69 8.34% Undecided at the time 159 19.23% Military posting 8 0.97% Other 1 0.12% 1b. If career intention was specialty (including GP) / core training, which clinical programme was your first choice at that time (i.e. before/at the start of F1)? Total % Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) 29 3.51% Anaesthesia 25 3.02% Broad-based Training 2 0.24% Cardiothoracic Surgery 2 0.24% Chemical Pathology 1 0.12% Clinical Radiology 9 1.09% Core Medical Training 141 17.05% Core Psychiatry Training 14 1.69% Core Surgical Training 89 10.76% General Practice 128 15.48% Histopathology 2 0.24% Neurosurgery 3 0.36% Obstetrics & Gynaecology 30 3.63% Ophthalmology 15 1.81% Paediatrics 47 5.68% Public Health 1 0.12% Blank 289 34.95% 1c. Did your first choice specialty/core clinical programme change throughout the foundation programme training? Total % Yes: didn t like original choice 43 5.20% Yes: preferred a different specialty 155 18.74% No: still first choice specialty 337 40.75% Blank 292 35.31% 1d. Which of the following specialties did you experience during your foundation training? (Select all applicable) i. Psychiatry Total % No experience during FP 680 81.44% Part of a rotation BEFORE applying for ST 102 12.22% Part of a rotation AFTER applying for ST 39 4.67% Undertook taster BEFORE applying for ST 13 1.56% Undertook taster AFTER applying for ST 1 0.12% Total number of experiences in Psychiatry 155 18.56% Percentage out of total number of responses Total number of trainees who experienced Psychiatry 147 17.78% Percentage out of total number of repondents Grand Total 835 100.00% Grand total reference - See 1 Some trainees experienced this specialty in more than 1 way, e.g. was part of a rotation and also undertook a taster. ii. General Practice Total % No experience during FP 419 49.82% Part of a rotation BEFORE applying for ST 247 29.37% Part of a rotation AFTER applying for ST 142 16.88% Undertook taster BEFORE applying for ST 27 3.21% Undertook taster AFTER applying for ST 6 0.71% Total number of experiences in General Practice 422 50.18% Percentage out of total number of responses Total number of trainees who experienced General Practice 408 49.33% Percentage out of total number of repondents Grand Total 841 100.00% Grand total reference - See 1 Some trainees experienced this specialty in more than 1 way, e.g. was part of a rotation and also undertook a taster. iii. Other specialty delivered in the community (i.e. outside a hospital setting) Total % No experience during FP 763 92.04% Part of a rotation BEFORE applying for ST 40 4.83% Part of a rotation AFTER applying for ST 10 1.21% Undertook taster BEFORE applying for ST 14 1.69% Undertook taster AFTER applying for ST 2 0.24% Total number of experiences of another specialty 66 7.96% Percentage out of total number of responses Total number of trainees who experienced another specialty 64 7.74% Grand total reference - 2 Percentage out of total number of repondents Grand Total 829 100.00% Grand total reference - See 1 2 trainees experienced this specialty in more than 1 way, e.g. was part of a rotation and also undertook a taster. IF YES, please specify other community specialty Total Please see sheet 'Other specialties experienced' 64 Grand total reference - See 2 1
1e. i. Did you take any Royal College exams during foundation programme training? (Entry exams/academic qualifications (MSc etc.) are not needed here.) Total % Yes 375 45.34% Grand total reference - 3 No 452 54.66% 1e. ii. If yes, what was the outcome? MRCP Part 1 Total % Passed 106 28.27% Failed 36 9.60% Awaiting Result 59 15.73% Blank 174 46.40% Total number of Trainees who attempted MRCP Part 1 201 53.60% MRCS Part A Total % Passed 76 20.27% Failed 31 8.27% Awaiting Result 6 1.60% Blank 262 69.87% Total number of Trainees who attempted MRCS Part A 113 30.13% MRCOG Part 1 Total % Passed 7 1.87% Failed 7 1.87% Awaiting Result 1 0.27% Blank 360 96.00% Total number of Trainees who attempted MRCOG Part 1 15 4.00% MRCPCH Part 1 Total % Passed 21 5.60% Failed 4 1.07% Awaiting Result 13 3.47% Blank 337 89.87% Total number of Trainees who attempted MRCPCH Part 1 38 10.13% Other exams Total % Passed 43 11.47% Failed 7 1.87% Awaiting Result 7 1.87% Unknown 4 1.07% Blank 314 83.73% Total number of Trainees who attempted other exams 61 16.27% Grand total reference - 4 Please specify other exam Total Please see sheet 'Other Exams Taken' 61 Grand total reference - See 4 1f. During your foundation training, have you: 1f. i. been an author of a paper that has been accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal that can be found on PubMed? Total % Yes 155 18.74% No 672 81.26% 1f. ii. presented findings from research that you have undertaken at a national or international specialty meeting? Total % Yes 195 23.58% No 632 76.42% 1f. iii. presented results of work you have undertaken related to quality improvement at a national or international specialty meeting? Total % Yes 235 28.42% No 592 71.58% 1g. i. Did you have opportunities to develop leadership skills whilst you were a foundation doctor? Total % Yes 718 86.82% No 109 13.18% 1g. ii. Did you have any feedback on your clinical leadership skills whilst you were a foundation doctor? Total % Yes using LEADER tool 442 53.45% Yes using other tool 135 16.32% No 250 30.23% Total who received feedback 577 69.77% Grand total reference - 5 2
1g. iii. Who gave you feedback? Total % Clinical supervisor 256 44.37% Educational supervisor 171 29.64% Other 150 26.00% Grand total reference - 6 Grand Total 577 100.00% Grand total reference - See 5 Please specify other Please see sheet 'LEADER Feedback (Other)' 155 Grand total reference - See 6 5 trainees had feedback from ES/CS and Other 1g. iv. How did this session(s) compare with other workplace-based assessments/ supervised learning events in terms of what you learned from it? Total % More helpful 91 15.77% About the same 443 76.78% Less helpful 43 7.45% Grand Total 577 100.00% Grand total reference - See 5 1g. v. Do you feel that you have improved your leadership skills as a result of the feedback you received? Total % Yes 349 60.49% No 228 39.51% Grand Total 577 100.00% Grand total reference - See 5 1h. Do you intend/hope to work part-time in your next appointment? (i.e. once you have completed your foundation training) Total % Yes 96 11.61% No 731 88.39% 1i. Did you apply for a UK specialty (including GP) / core training post this year? Total % Yes 608 73.52% Grand total reference - 7 No 219 26.48% 1j. Were you offered a UK specialty (including GP) / core training post? Total % Yes 511 84.05% No 97 15.95% Grand Total 608 100.00% Grand total reference - See 7 1k. Having nearly completed your F2 year, which of the following options most closely describes your next career destination? Total % Appointed to a specialty/core training programme/post (either in the UK or in another country) 473 57.19% Grand total reference - 8 Appointed to a service appointment (either in the UK or in another country) 33 3.99% Grand total reference - 9 Still seeking employment as a doctor IN THE UK 83 10.04% Still seeking employment as a doctor OUTSIDE THE UK 65 7.86% Military posting 5 0.60% Continuing F2 (additional training time / LTFT etc) 13 1.57% Taking a career break (i.e. intend to practice medicine in the future) 115 13.91% Permanently left the medical profession (i.e. do not intend to practice medicine in the future) 3 0.36% Unknown or other outcome 37 4.47% Grand total reference - 10 Total who are not entering Specialty Training 188 Grand total reference - 11 If Other, Please specify Total Please see sheet 'Other Career Destination' 43 Grand total reference - See 10 6 Trainees who did not choose 'Unknown or other outcome' provided extra information 1l. If you are not entering (or intending to enter) specialty training, could you please tell us why not? Please see sheet 'Why not entering ST' 188 Grand total reference - See 11 2a. What kind of specialty training post have you been appointed to? Total % Run-through (inc. GP) training programme (ST1) 226 47.78% Core training programme (CT1) 236 49.89% Academic training programme (e.g. ACF) 9 1.90% Fixed term specialty training appointment (FTSTA) 1 0.21% Locum appointment for training (LAT) 1 0.21% 2b. Have you deferred the start of your specialty training programme/post? Total % No start date not deferred 472 99.79% Yes deferred to undertake higher degree 1 0.21% 2c. Where is your appointed specialty training post? Total % England 465 98.31% Northern Ireland 1 0.21% Scotland 3 0.63% Wales 2 0.42% Outside the UK 2 0.42% Grand total reference - 12 3
2d. IF you answered England, please indicate Deanery. Total % East Midlands Healthcare Workforce 11 2.33% East of England Deanery 20 4.23% Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery 152 32.14% London Deanery 221 46.72% Mersey Deanery 3 0.63% NHS West Midlands Workforce Deanery 8 1.69% North Western Deanery 6 1.27% Northern Deanery 2 0.42% Oxford Deanery 10 2.11% Severn Institute 4 0.85% South West Peninsula Deanery 3 0.63% Wessex Deanery 15 3.17% Yorkshire and the Humber Postgraduate Deanery 10 2.11% Blank 8 1.69% 2e. i. Is employment outside the UK your preferred choice? Total % Yes: Preferred choice 2 100.00% Grand Total 2 100.00% Grand total reference - See 12 2e. ii. Do you intend to return to UK practice within the next 5 years? Total % Yes 1 50.00% Unsure at this time 1 50.00% Grand Total 2 100.00% Grand total reference - See 12 2f. Which clinical training programme have you been appointed to? Total % Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) 36 7.61% Anaesthesia 22 4.65% Broad Based Training 6 1.27% Cardiothoracic Surgery 1 0.21% Clinical Radiology 10 2.11% Community Sexual & Reproductive Health 2 0.42% Core Medical Training 99 20.93% Core Psychiatry Training 21 4.44% Core Surgical Training 61 12.90% General Practice 162 34.25% Histopathology 1 0.21% Obstetrics & Gynaecology 12 2.54% Ophthalmology 6 1.27% Paediatrics 32 6.77% Blank 2 0.42% 2g. Is the appointed clinical programme your first choice? Total % Yes 443 93.66% No 30 6.34% Grand total reference - 13 2h. What was your first choice programme? Total % Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) 1 3.33% Anaesthesia 4 13.33% Broad Based Training 2 6.67% Clinical Radiology 1 3.33% Core Medical Training 2 6.67% Core Surgical Training 3 10.00% General Practice 3 10.00% Neurosurgery 3 10.00% Obstetrics & Gynaecology 5 16.67% Ophthalmology 5 16.67% Paediatrics 1 3.33% Grand Total 30 100.00% Grand total reference - See 13 3a. What kind of service appointment have you been appointed to? Total % Service post (e.g. trust grade) 26 78.79% Locum appointment for service (LAS) 7 21.21% Grand Total 33 100.00% Grand total reference - See 9 3b. Where is your appointed service appointment? Total % England 13 39.39% Outside the UK 20 60.61% Grand total reference - 14 Grand Total 33 100.00% Grand total reference - See 9 3c. i. Is employment outside the UK your preferred choice? Total % Yes: Preferred choice 20 100.00% Grand Total 20 100.00% Grand total reference - See 14 3c. ii. Do you intend to return to UK practice within the next 5 years? Total % Yes 16 80.00% No 1 5.00% Unsure at this time 3 15.00% Grand Total 20 100.00% Grand total reference - See 14 4. Experience at medical school prepared me well for the jobs I have undertaken so far. Total % Strongly agree 132 15.96% Agree 431 52.12% Neither agree nor disagree 169 20.44% Disagree 87 10.52% Strongly disagree 8 0.97% 4
Other Specialties Experienced 1d. Which of the following specialties did you experience during your foundation training? iii. Other specialty delivered in the community (i.e. outside a hospital setting) Please specify other community specialty Total % Anatomy demonstrating observation 1 1.56% Anatomy Demonstrating, Radiology 1 1.56% Breast 1 1.56% Community Geriatrics 1 1.56% Community Midwifery 1 1.56% Community Paediatrics 7 10.94% Dermatology 1 1.56% Genito-Urinary Medicine 6 9.38% Heart Failure Team 1 1.56% Palliative Care 5 7.81% Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine 1 1.56% Public Health 9 14.06% Radiology 2 3.13% Rehabilitation 2 3.13% Rheumatology 1 1.56% Stroke Rehab 1 1.56% Blank 23 35.94% Grand Total 64 100.00% Grand total reference - See 2 5
Other Exams Taken 1e. i. Did you take any Royal College exams during foundation programme training? (Entry exams/academic qualifications (MSc etc.) are not needed here.) Other exams Please specify other exam Total % DOHNs MCQ 1 1.64% DOHNs Part A 3 4.92% DOHNs Part A (and MRCS Part B (awaiting result)) 1 1.64% DRCOG 7 11.48% DRCOG, DMCC 1 1.64% FRCOphth 4 6.56% GP stage 2 & 3 1 1.64% GP trainee exam 1 1.64% MCEM Part A 2 3.28% Membership to faculty of sexual and reproductive health 1 1.64% MRCP Part 2 27 44.26% MRCP Part 2 and MSc in commissioning and leadership 1 1.64% MRCPCH Part 1b 1 1.64% MRCPCH Part 2 1 1.64% MRCPCH Part 2 (DCH Clinical (awaiting results)) 1 1.64% MRCPH Part 2 1 1.64% MRCS Part B 4 6.56% Blank 3 4.92% Grand Total 61 100.00% Grand total reference - See 4 6
LEADER Feedback (Other) 1g. iii. If you had feedback on your clinical leadership skills whilst you were a foundation doctor, who gave you feedback? Other Please specify other Total Academic supervisor, audit leads, senior nurses 1 ALS and simulation trainer 1 ALS instructors 1 At a course 1 Both ES and CS 3 Both ES and CS and other senior colleugues 1 Both ES and hospital educational lead 1 Clinician Leading Medical Student Teaching 1 Colleague from another hospital I worked with previously 1 Community Pharmacist 1 Consulant (Anaesthetic) 1 Consultant 43 Consultant (A+E - ran leadership workshop/course for foundation trainees) 1 Consultant (Anaesthetic); F2 Lead; Trust Leadership Lead 1 Consultant (Cardiologist) 1 Consultant (Clinical lead for leadership) 1 Consultant (ED) 1 Consultant (Foundation Faculty board member) 1 Consultant (Gen Med) 2 Consultant (ITU) 1 Consultant (MAU) 1 Consultant (Microbiologist) 1 Consultant (Ophthalmology) 1 Consultant (Paediatrics) 2 Consultant, SpR and Practice manager 1 Consultant/Registrar 2 Consultants, Core trainees 1 CT1 Colleague 1 DAPS Project leaders 1 Dean of undergrad teaching 1 Dr Dewhurst 1 Education consultant 1 Educational Advisor 1 Educational trainer for medical school 1 Foundation Programme Clinical Lead 1 Head of foundation programme 2 Leaderhip Course Tutor 4 Leadership Course Tutor - STFS Leadership PGcert 1 Med SpR 1 Medical school administrator 1 Members of our teaching committee 1 Other members of MDT 1 Peers during placements 1 Pharmacist 1 Post graduate certificate in leadership 1 Radiologist 1 Registrar 21 Registrar (A+E) 1 Registrars, consultants, more senior SHOs 1 Resuscitation Officers, Administrator 1 senior colleagues 2 Senior Dr (A+E) 1 Senior Nurse (ITU) 1 7
LEADER Feedback (Other) Senior nurse and registrar 1 Simulation team 1 Specialty Doctor 1 SpR 7 SPR/Middle grades who were with me at times of leadership 1 SpR's and Consultant colleagues 1 Team members 1 Trust educationalist 1 Trust lead 1 Ward sister 1 Blank 14 Grand Total 155 Grand total reference-see 6 5 Trainees had feedback from ES/CS and Other 8
Other Career Destination 1k. Having nearly completed your F2 year, which of the following options most closely describes your next career destination? Unknown or other outcome Please specify other career destination Total % 6month A&E post in Australia before returning to apply for 1 2.33% A gap year 1 2.33% Anatomy Demonstrating post 1 2.33% Anatomy Demonstrator at Kings and Part-time MSc at UCL 1 2.33% applying to volunteer posts / educational course 1 2.33% Awaiting outcome of applying for specialty training in round 2 1 2.33% awaiting round 2 result 1 2.33% Awaiting round 2 results for gp 1 2.33% Clinical Teaching Fellow Post 1 2.33% Completing PhD at UCL 1 2.33% Going to apply for service role in anaesthesia 1 2.33% Locum 1 2.33% Masters 1 2.33% Maternity leave 1 2.33% Maybe MSc 1 2.33% National Medical Director's Clinical Fellowship Scheme by FMLM 1 2.33% not yet completed F2 1 2.33% Research for 1 year at UCL - inflammation 1 2.33% Starting up a business and locum work 1 2.33% Taking year out to Locum and re-apply for specialty training 1 2.33% Waiting on the reservelist for O&G ST post 1 2.33% Working for the medical directors clinical fellow scheme 1 2.33% Working in New Zealand 1 2.33% Working in UK as LAS or LAT, location not yet confirmed 1 2.33% Working with a charity abroad for 8 months, partly service provision but also service development, teaching and training. 1 2.33% Blank 18 41.86% Grand Total 43 100.00% Grand total reference - See 10 6 Trainees who did not choose 'Unknown or other outcome' provided extra information 9