F1 Grade
Summary
The title Pre-Registration House Officer became Foundation Year One (F1) from August 2005 when foundation programmes commenced.
Medical graduates are required by the General Medical Council (GMC) to complete twelve months as a provisionally registered doctor in recognised Foundation Year One (F1) posts. Provisional registration is arranged by graduates through their own medical school.
The Postgraduate Dean at the Yorkshire and Humber Postgraduate Deanery, acts on behalf of the Yorkshire and the Humber Medical Schools (Leeds, Sheffield and Hull/York) in supervising the education and training of graduates in Foundation Year One (F1). In accordance with General Medical Council regulations, the Postgraduate Dean at the Yorkshire and Humber Postgraduate Deanery ensures that foundation programmes within the Yorkshire Foundation Schools meet the GMC's criteria for approved training. Each Foundation Year One programme in Yorkshire is assessed for continuing educational approval. Foundation Year One programmes normally consist of 3 x 4 month posts.
How does F1 recruitment take place in Yorkshire?
Appointment to the foundation schools in Yorkshire and the Humber is through the national appointments process into which all UK medical students are automatically entered. Once matched to a foundation school through the national foundation recruitment process, F1 posts within the foundation school are allocated via a further matching process where F1 and F2 programmes are not linked.
Details of the appointments process can be found on the Yorkshire and Humber Postgraduate Deanery 'Appointments Process and Vacancies' webpage. For more information on the foundation schools go to The Yorkshire Deanery : Foundation Schools
‘The New Doctor’
The General Medical Council has published guidelines covering foundation programmes entitled “The New Doctor”. It can be accessed via the GMC website GMC website.
Assessment and Validation
F1 doctors in Yorkshire and the Humber hospitals use the national learning portfolio or e-portfolio during their two year foundation programme. Please view the information on our Appraisal and Assessment webpage Appraisal and Assessment. The national assessment tools used are those piloted and validated by Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) as follows:-
- CbD (cased based discussion
- DOPS (direct observation of clinical skills)
- mini-CEX (clinical evaluation exercise)
- mini PAT (peer assessment tool) See the link below to the relevant website.
Feedback is completed by trainees at the end of each placement by completing Placement Assessment online.
How to get in touch
Kate Reuben, Medical Workforce Manager can be reached by email. Naomi Powell, her secretary, can be reached by email Naomi Powell
