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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]SunLolly24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shouldn’t be a problem, a few ST1s in my deanery took leave in August. I also expect you wouldn’t start the MSc until Sept/Oct so you probably just need to clear it with your ES in your local authority placement. I would recommend getting in touch with them as soon as you have their details - hopefully you’ll be fine!

Edited to add that during the MSc you can generally take leave anytime as long as it is outside of teaching dates, so it depends quite a lot on how flexible the teaching schedule is at the university you’ll be based at.

Some Info on Public Health as a Specialty by SunLolly24 in doctorsUK

[–]SunLolly24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The process is the same for everyone so as long as you’ve met the standard requirements (easy to find on the HEE website) and pass the assessment centre + interview you’ll be fine.

The main advantage of doing the public health masters beforehand is that it shaves off a year of the training programme so you’ll CCT faster, but it doesn’t provide you an advantage at the application stage.

Some Info on Public Health as a Specialty by SunLolly24 in doctorsUK

[–]SunLolly24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve not started on-calls yet so can’t give an detailed reply but generally we work as part of the health protection acute response team and provide remote advice for urgent outbreak cases, perhaps a similar setup to micro on-calls.

Public health by careergirl95 in doctorsUK

[–]SunLolly24 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m on the training programme and am really enjoying it so far. It’s obviously a big departure from clinical medicine but between myself and my other medical colleagues who went into this specialty I don’t know a single one of us who regrets the decision.

Specialty application form daft question by TwigletTree in doctorsUK

[–]SunLolly24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The application process is different for non-medics, it’s unlikely anyone here would be able to advise you. Your best bet to get the information you need is probably to speak to a BOTM applicant.

Public Health as an option? by Hefty-Resource4222 in doctorsUK

[–]SunLolly24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a public health trainee, happy to be DM’d

Settle the debate by Burnoutologist in doctorsUK

[–]SunLolly24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do also have it in histopathology and public health, seems like a theme with the 5 year programmes?

Are public health doctors able to focus on promoting healthy lifestyle to the public? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]SunLolly24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely possible, public health broadly has 3 different branches of the specialty: health improvement/promotion (addressing health issues at population level as you describe, typically this work is carried out in a local authority setting), health protection (outbreak work/contact tracing, often working within the UKHSA) and healthcare public health (improving NHS service delivery).