Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2010 Jun 30;1(1):4.
doi: 10.1258/shorts.2009.100056.

Factors influencing foundation programme choice among medical students

Shelain Patel  1 , Henry B Colaco, Fahad S Hossain
Affiliations

Factors influencing foundation programme choice among medical students

Shelain Patel et al. JRSM Short Rep. .

Abstract

Objectives: The advent of Modernising Medical Careers has replaced the traditional pre-registration house officer (PRHO) year and first year of senior house officer (SHO) training with a combined foundation programme. The aim of this study was to find out the factors influencing choice of foundation programme among medical students.

Design: Prospective survey.

Setting: Three medical schools based in England.

Main outcome measures: A questionnaire was formulated containing the reasons for choosing a foundation programme with students asked to rank their choices.

Results: There were 46 replies. The most important factors identified were geographical location (score 154) and combination of specialties (score 178). The least important factors was the reputation of consultants (score 525) and opportunities for research (score 530).

Conclusions: The factors influencing choice of foundation programme are not dissimilar to the choice of PRHO year despite the different emphasis in training which it offers.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Donaldson L Unfinished business: proposals for reform of the senior house officer grade – a paper for consultation London: Department of Health; 2002. See http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/publicationsandstatistics/publications/publicati... (last checked 26/01/2010)
    1. McKeown PP, Boohan M Factors influencing choice of hospital for the pre-registration house officer (PRHO) year. Med Teach 2004;26:664. - PubMed
    1. Blackburn D, Pengiran Tengah DS Why bother with research when training to be a neurologist? Pract Neurol 2007;7:282–4 - PubMed
    1. Sholighur HK Preparing for the MMC interviews: a practical guide for trainees. Psych Bull 2008;32:113–15
    1. Tooke J Aspiring To Excellence Findings And Final Recommendations Of The Independent Inquiry Into Modernising Medical Careers London: MMC Inquiry; 2008. See http://www.mmcinquiry.org.uk/final_8_jan_08_mmc_all.pdf (last checked 26/01/2010)

LinkOut - more resources