Recruitment from foundation year 2 posts into specialty training: a potential success story?

Abstract

SUMMARYThis paper examines the characteristics of a foundation year 2 post in psychiatry from the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland

UK crisis in recruitment into psychiatric training

“…16,17 This experience also helps provide the training of future doctors to look after the mental health of their patients and think about them holistically. 18 The current paucity of foundation year posts in psychiatry means less opportunity to reverse negative stereotyped beliefs formed in medical school.…”

Psychiatry training experiences: a narrative synthesis

“…There was no Australian paper describing prevocational psychiatry training experiences of junior doctors. Nine of the 19 papers measured satisfaction outcomes, 10,12,17,[22][23][24][25][26][27] eight papers measured intended recruitment into psychiatry outcomes 7,8,11,12,[28][29][30][31] and three papers measured actual recruitment outcomes 5,32,33 (see Table 1).…”

“…Similarly, the international literature found regular feedback from senior staff, including weekly supervision 24,26 and follow-up to student queries, 22,25 was associated with greater student satisfaction. An increased degree of autonomy and responsibility when interacting with patients was also associated with greater student satisfaction.…”

Improving psychiatry training in the Foundation Programme

“…Boyle et al described a successful foundation psychiatry placement, and portrayed the positive features fostering career intentions to pursue psychiatry: 'the professional and personal development provided within a one-to-one supervisory relationship, encouragement and support from consultants during MTAS, seeing patients responding positively to treatment and increasing direct involvement in patient care as the post progressed'. 5 (MTAS refers to the Medical Training Application Service, an online system that resulted in major problems in medical recruitment.) The Royal College of Psychiatrists, however, appears to have shifted from foundation as a focus for recruitment opportunity.…”