Full Description
Secrets of Success: Getting into Foundation Training is written for medical students applying to the UK Foundation Programme and is specifically intended to guide applicants through all stages of the online process. Getting into Foundation Training offers effective strategies and techniques to help you tackle the application form, and provides detailed guidance on individual questions from real application forms to help maximize your chances of obtaining a competitive Foundation Programme rotation.
Key features:
Shows you how to plan and think about your answers, using a logical and systematic approach
Focuses on how to improve your application by applying effective structure to your answers
Explains what sets good candidates apart, and how to make yourself a more competitive applicant
Discusses the tricks and tips that are key to producing a successful application that really stands out
Covers all major topics from recent application forms, including: 'Coping under pressure', 'Prioritization', 'Team working and leadership', 'Professional integrity' and 'The patient as the central focus of care'
Written in an accessible and engaging style, with space for the reader to add their own notes
Getting into Foundation Training is designed to become a personalized workbook as the reader progresses through the application process, and is a must-have on every medical student's reading list.
Contents
Contributors
The philosophy of ‘Maximize Your Medical Career’
Preface
Acknowledgements
Key for icons
1. The Foundation Programme - Mark J Portou
2. A guide to the UK Foundation schools - Mark J Portou
3. The application process for the Foundation Programme - Mark J Portou, Manoj Ramachandran, and Marc A Gladman
4. Creating a winning application - Marc A Gladman, Manoj Ramachandran, and Mark J Portou
5. Educational achievements - Elena Nikiphorou
6. Non-academic achievements - Mark J Portou, Manoj Ramachandran, and Marc A Gladman
7. Coping under pressure - Sukhjinder Nijjer and Jasdeep Gill
8. Prioritization - Shondipon K Laha, Marc A Gladman, and Manoj Ramachandran
9. Team working and leadership - Shalini Kawar and Manoj Ramachandran
10. Professional integrity - Philip J Smith
11. The patient as the central focus of care - Mark J Portou, Manoj Ramachandran, and Marc A Gladman
12. Teaching, learning, audit, and research - Jasdeep Gill
13. The curriculum vitae - Philip J Smith and Manoj Ramachandran
Appendix: Person specification for entry to the Foundation Programme
Index
