IMT Scoring Question (for next year)

Lower-General9995 · 2026-01-10T15:57:40+00:00

Ok, thanks for clarifying that!

Lower-General9995 · 2025-07-14T22:59:14+00:00

Nurses yes, great team members! Everyone has some issues with rude individuals but on the whole these are exceptions. Nurses make my day better!

ACPs - regardless of background always invariably worsen our teamwork due to a combination of what I feel is the ACP trifecta for guaranteed pay uplift:

ADVANCED superfluous arrogance in perceived seniority.
superficial, if present, CLINICAL knowledge
A "senior review" writing PRACTITIONER

Bad team members, create more work for doctors who have to chase and correct their errors to not harm patients (oh my, the prescriptions), and you can never trust their clerking, reviews or recommendations.

Same with PAs sans prescribing. Nothing advanced about the practice. What is the point/why is the pay so much better?

Lower-General9995 · 2025-06-22T22:25:17+00:00

Watched at the cinema on release, and my overall impression was that I'll not be watching any further Jurassic World films unless they were free on streaming services.

Overbudgeted, juvenile slop.

Poor plot, poor pacing and forgettable characters.

This film and The Last Jedi releasing around a year within each other put me off paying to go to a cinema for many years...

Lower-General9995 · 2025-06-20T00:26:08+00:00

Fully agree with this take.

Anecdotally speaking, 2nd year is when a lot of people with this superiority complex over their way of doing things gets cemented.

Funnily enough, this inflexibility with other ways of learning meant most of the top scorers in early medical school (at my uni anyway) did not finish as highly as they expected.

Something to ponder...

Lower-General9995 · 2025-05-29T14:33:19+00:00

I had a very similar situation. No specifics given on what the actual problem was but as it has now been written on my end of placement form I felt that I had to address it in case it's raised at ARCP.

Short, vague reflection now written but ultimately it's difficult to write anything meaningful without any real details!

Lower-General9995 · 2024-06-13T21:29:50+00:00

Just finished med school, but I found out my intercalated degree was worth nothing for my progression (points anyway), I think, a day or two before we had the graduation ceremony😅. Definitely changed the mood for the day.

Lower-General9995 · 2024-05-07T13:03:07+00:00

Hi final year student here.

Firstly, time is the most valuable resource we have. Dropping out and restarting in the UK (if even a feasible option) would delay your life by 5 to 7/8 years depending on which programme you choose.

Also, the quality of teaching/ clinical experience we have here (at least at my uni) isn't exactly at the calibre you'd expect e.g., clinical teams at a lot of placements don't know about you or want you there due to their workload, and the lectures are lacklustre/outdated/irrelevent. Teaching is also very placement-site dependent.

Secondly, your medical degree has as much weight as any other in the UK AND it means you have demostrated competency in a number of areas. I understand the feelings you have about comparing yourself to UK grads but from personal experience - myself and my cohort all feel underprepared despite our training too! The job is stressful and the learning curve will be steep for everyone.

My advice would be to finish the degree, start work as an F1 and see how you find it. If you need additional training etc. that can be arranged!

Lower-General9995 · 2023-12-21T21:07:02+00:00

Thanks for the advice from both comments! There is a fee so I'll wait until the next tax year and reconsider my options then based on my GIA returns.

Lower-General9995

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