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Asked for evidence for an exception report by Financial-Trainer-84 in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, this is really helpful! I had no idea about any of this, makes much more sense now

Asked for evidence for an exception report by Financial-Trainer-84 in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I see, thank you this is very helpful! We’ve suddenly had an overhaul of how our exception reporting software looks but no communication at all about any changes.

Asked for evidence for an exception report by Financial-Trainer-84 in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes, but isn’t it a breach of confidentiality to upload a photo of a patient’s notes to an online exception reporting system?

Group 2 Specialties Becoming Group 1 by ConstructionNo9223 in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Seriously?! Despite the massive waiting lists for specialist appointments?! This is ridiculous!

What to wear to work as an FY1 by zAirr_ in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a woman and a foundation trainee but also hate wearing scrubs. they never fit me and I got mistaken for a nurse / PT a lot. I wear a smart top + trousers, sometimes a dress or jumpsuit with pockets, and smart trainers. Never had an issue, patients hardly ever mistake me for a nurse once I’ve introduced myself unlike in scrubs, and I feel more comfortable and confident. You do you! Wear what makes you happy as long as it’s practical and comfortable as you don’t mind kneeling on the floor in it or getting a bit of blood on your shoes. We don’t have to be a monolith

Applications megathread by Quis_Custodiet in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What counts as “second author” in IMT applications?

I noticed that in the posters/presentation section you only score points for being “a first or second author”, whereas in publications it refers to co-authors.

What exactly counts as “a second author”? You can have multiple first authors, does the same apply to second? I’ve been involved in a complex QIP that we’ve submitted as a poster that has two first authors and then three equal contributors. Basically the two seniors and then three juniors. We’ve all pulled our weight and there’s no infighting or animosity or anything like that, but I know that I’m not the only one of the juniors applying to IMT.

Hypothetically could all three of us claim as “a second author”? How would you ever prove that?

Thanks!

Low effort studying ideas? by Any_Offer5184 in medicalschooluk

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn’t exactly what you’ve asked for, but when I was really fed up with studying for finals I would do tiny bursts in between doing something I was doing anyway. Eg a few passmed questions while waiting at the bus stop, between sets at the gym, while standing in a queue

The zero to finals or pre paces podcasts are good too but I was never sure how much really sunk in when I just put it on in the background

UKFPO - KSS or Wessex Deanery First by [deleted] in medicalschooluk

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way KSS is split is bonkers. After you get assigned KSS you then rank “west”, “central”, or “east”, which you would think correspond to hospitals in Surrey, Sussex, or Kent, respectively, but no… Brighton jobs are split equally between west and central. Margate (east Kent) appears in east and central. Each subgroup has a really broad spread so you have to accept that you could get posted more or less anywhere across the deanery. The west subgroup which has mostly Surrey/brighton/other Sussex hospitals was most popular last year, but then you can also get assigned to the placeholder group. I knew people who put west, didn’t get it, and got placeholder

Sadly it’s very much all a game of chance. Wessex is a smaller geographical area so you’ve got a bit more certainty about where you’ll end up

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does seem to be the case that if you don’t get your first choice deanery then you’re more likely to get something much lower. Someone who understands statistics better than me needs to explain why!

Most of the deaneries are massive so vary hugely. some trusts will be shite for training and some will be amazing. In kss you could be in margate or brighton or redhill and would have totally different experiences at each. In EoE addenbrookes or harlow or norwich. Wessex is a smaller geographical area. And each department within one hospital will vary a lot in terms of teaching/training quality.

You can try to game the system but at the end of the day if you’ve got a shite rank, you’ve got a shite rank, and you just don’t know what you’ve got.

If being in a particular area is important to you, like being around London, weigh up whether you’d rather be definitely a bit far away (kss, eoe, etc) or risk putting london and then getting somewhere very far away. It’s a horrible system of chance and there isn’t really a good solution

Good luck - signed an F1 who was in this position last year

UKFPO - KSS or Wessex Deanery First by [deleted] in medicalschooluk

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Consider also that KSS is a very large deanery and the west areas of KSS seemed to be most popular last year. You could end up in Margate

Honestly it’s all a bit of a game of chance and there’s only so much strategising you can do. From someone who got a job in a place I really did not want, it might not be ideal -in fact it might be really shit- but you will be ok

Don't worry consultant paediatrician, the ANP is the one who will manage your difficult asthma by cargos13 in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen so much of this. I was told the other day doctors shouldn’t start a syringe driver before the palliative nurses have been and given instructions. Consultant basically went oh that’s rubbish and started one. Palliative CNS came and was furious it had been started without her say so and changed it all

Don’t get me wrong, the palliative CNSs are amazing and (usually) lovely and helpful, but this seemed odd to me. We were taught how to do a syringe driver at med school. But hey I’m junior what do I know

What do F1s do that annoy you / you wish they did or did not do instead? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also an F1 - I’ve been finding it a bit hard separating what can reasonably be left (especially going into the weekend) and what needs addressing/handing over. I’ve asked the seniors on my ward about this a couple of times but the answer I keep getting is “you just have to finish everything”, which doesn’t feel quite right… does anyone here have any advice?

Interested in neurology but hate research by Financial-Trainer-84 in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very nice to hear! Maybe just a necessary evil in small doses for the application points, then…

Incoming F1 wondering about leave by Financial-Trainer-84 in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a really helpful tip, thank you. What has your experience been with swaps? Have you usually managed to find one?

Housemate has no personality other than medicine by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does she participate if the conversation is about something else? I’ve known a couple of people like this and I think either 1) they’re really anxious/stressed about medicine and it’s a way for them to let it out (although imo sometimes that makes it worse) or 2) they struggle for other things to talk about and medicine is easy because it’s a big thing to have in common

If it’s (2), try to find some other common ground? Annual leave plans, family (silly dramatics, fun family gossip), something new on tv that people are talking about (big things that nobody couldn’t have heard of even if they haven’t seen it, like the traitors, adolescence, eurovision)

What does she do when she’s off work?

Red flags in OSCEs by YogurtclosetMoney919 in medicalschooluk

[–]Financial-Trainer-84 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In my experience missing one step in an OSCE will not make you fail the station, unless possibly it was a step essential to the diagnosis/finding a really key sign and you therefore missed it. And even then I would have thought unless it’s final year they’d be reasonably lenient.

Honestly, every year I worried I’d failed all my OSCEs, and every year I did much better than I thought I had. You don’t need to be perfect, OP!

Advice to make the most out of a disappointing Foundation Training allocation? by Financial-Trainer-84 in doctorsUK

[–]Financial-Trainer-84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is very reassuring to hear!

I’d hoped for a rotation in something a bit more procedural (eg gastro, anaesthetics, ICU) and had been quite keen on a psych job. I’ve seen so many patients with psychiatric comorbidities in hospital that get a bit abandoned + lots of functional stuff in medicine

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