Welcome to the South Yorkshire Foundation School!
The South Yorkshire Foundation School has been established in collaboration with the Yorkshire and the Humber Postgraduate Deanery and the University of Sheffield. It manages all F1 and F2 trainees in NHS Trusts in Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Doncaster and Bassetlaw and is based at Don Valley House in Sheffield.
Dr Alasdair Strachan is the Foundation School Director chairs the Foundation School Committee which meets quarterly and manages the organisational framework within which foundation training is delivered. For further information about the constitution and functions of the South Yorkshire Foundation School and please see the Foundation School Faculty pages.
Foundation Programmes
The introduction of a two-year Foundation Training Programme which was implemented nationally in August 2005, lies at the heart of the Modernising Medical Careers initiative and forms the basis for the reform of the PRHO and SHO training Grades.
The Foundation Training Programme forms the bridge between medical school and specialist/general practice training. It comprises of a series of 4 month placements in a variety of healthcare settings and is designed to provide a general overview of clinical specialties to enable trainees to make more informed decisions about future career choices.
Applicants apply via an online national application system and rank the UK foundation schools in order of preference. Please click here to view the number of applicants who chose the South Yorkshire Foundation School as their first choice for the 2008 Foundation Programme.
Placement Feedback
Every foundation trainee must complete our local school survey for each placement. A receipt will be issued after submitting your completed survey to the School, all receipts must be filed in your portfolio. Your response as a trainee will help improve all of our educationally approved posts. All questionnaires are treated in confidendence.
Please go to the Online Questionnaire >>