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Scotland
Contents
Check out the Scotland Foundation School official site and the 2019 - 2021 Facebook groups for South East, West, East & North Scotland.
- Geography
- Statistics (Summary, Competition ratio)
- Overall Satisfaction & CQC Hospital Ratings
- The Application Process (Appointment to F2 programmes, Linked applications)
- The Programme (Post availability, Training options)
Check out the Scotland Foundation School official site and the 2019 - 2021 Facebook groups for South East, West, East & North Scotland.
Geography
Statistics
Summary
791 F1 posts
797 applicants chose it as first preference
60 Academic Foundation postst.
791 F1 posts
797 applicants chose it as first preference
60 Academic Foundation postst.
Competition Ratio
1.01 in 2018 (from the UKFPO's 2019 Applicant's Handbook).
0.99 in 2017 (from the UKFPO's 2018 Applicant's Handbook).
1.01 in 2018 (from the UKFPO's 2019 Applicant's Handbook).
0.99 in 2017 (from the UKFPO's 2018 Applicant's Handbook).
NOTE: Remember that these numbers fluctuate from year to year, so looking at the statistics from just one year can be misleading.
The Application Process
Appointment to F2 Programmes
In North Scotland only, trainees are matched to a two-year programme.
For the rest of Scotland, trainees are matched to a fixed F2, but their rotations within this programme are not fixed. Second allocation is determined according to preference. If two applicants are competing for the same post, the allocation of each trainee is determined randomly.
Both years may be spent in the same trust, or varied between years. This depends on the employing trusts.
In North Scotland only, trainees are matched to a two-year programme.
For the rest of Scotland, trainees are matched to a fixed F2, but their rotations within this programme are not fixed. Second allocation is determined according to preference. If two applicants are competing for the same post, the allocation of each trainee is determined randomly.
Both years may be spent in the same trust, or varied between years. This depends on the employing trusts.
Linked Applications
Every foundation school honours linked applications so that linked applicants are allocated to the same foundation school. Others (often the larger schools) will honour them further, ensuring applicants are allocated programmes within a certain distance of each other.
For posts that are compatible, the school has decided that they are sufficiently close to one another for trainees to reasonably be able to live together.
Every foundation school honours linked applications so that linked applicants are allocated to the same foundation school. Others (often the larger schools) will honour them further, ensuring applicants are allocated programmes within a certain distance of each other.
For posts that are compatible, the school has decided that they are sufficiently close to one another for trainees to reasonably be able to live together.
The Programme
Posts Available
Through the Scottish Medical Training website, the school now has an excellent search function whereby you can search for all training programmes available at a particular hospital, or all training programmes featuring a particular specialty. Alternatively, you can find a list of the programmes available on their Foundation Programmes page.
Through the Scottish Medical Training website, the school now has an excellent search function whereby you can search for all training programmes available at a particular hospital, or all training programmes featuring a particular specialty. Alternatively, you can find a list of the programmes available on their Foundation Programmes page.
Training Options
Providing eligibility criteria are met, Less Than Full Time (LTFT) training may be undertaken.
Overseas training is not available.
Providing eligibility criteria are met, Less Than Full Time (LTFT) training may be undertaken.
Overseas training is not available.
