Steps in the right direction—changes to the UK foundation programme are welcome

During their final year of medical school, students who wish to begin work as a doctor in the UK apply for a two year training programme run by the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO).1 Earlier this month, it was announced that the way these training places are allocated will change for the 2024 round of applicants.Under the current system, students rank their preferred training locations and those who have performed well throughout medical school are allocated their preferences first. Half of the score used to determine the order of allocation is based on a candidate’s academic performance in medical school—known as the educational performance measure (EPM). The other half is based on their performance in the situational judgment test (SJT), a standardised exam taken in the final year of study.2 From now on, however, the UKFPO will use a “preference informed” system. This would still see students rank their preferred…
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