Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme

Abstract

The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme provides a unique resource for medical students and junior doctors as a definitive guide to the Foundation Programme. It is divided into 18 chapters, each covering a core area of the curriculum, including being a doctor, life on the wards, history and examination, prescribing, drugs, resuscitation, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology, neurology, psychiatry, fluids and renal, haematology, skin and eyes, emergency department, procedures, and interpreting results. It presents evidence-based clinical guidance in a clear way that makes it easy to revise, remember, and implement on the ward. It gives reliable advice on what to do, and when and how to do it, with clinical diagrams that bring theory to life. It helps junior doctors navigate all aspects of their working life, from career development to workplace relations, paperwork to pay and pensions.

The impact of COVID-19 on Medical education and Medical Students. How and when can they return to placements?

“…Further, four year graduate entry programmes have less time overall and have a higher proportion of clinical exposure than more traditional courses (de Cates, Owen and Macdougall, 2018). If August 2021 is to remain the start point for entering work (foundation programmes (Raine et al, 2018)) for those in their penultimate year, these issues need to be addressed immediately. Unless effective placements are resumed by September 2020 at the latest, there is a significant risk of delay in course completion and graduation in 2021.…”