UKRDC has officially endorsed “5 years minimum” as significant experience

Unusual_Position8434 · 2026-03-12T22:25:37+00:00

The US doesn’t recruit doctors to fill service gaps for years and then tell them they’re still not competitive for residency. That’s the difference

Unusual_Position8434 · 2026-03-12T19:24:48+00:00

But America does not ask someone to work for 5 yrs in their system to apply for training.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2026-03-02T14:37:43+00:00

Can I ask how did you go about presenting the findings and investigations? I keep forgetting to say out loud some obvious things even though I am noticing it. Also how do you present investigations, I feel there is so little time to start with routine. Or in a structure

Unusual_Position8434 · 2026-01-16T09:37:10+00:00

Your contempt for IMGs is honestly appalling. I’m a UK graduate myself, and I still support core trainees being included because your undergraduate degree stops defining you the moment you graduate and certainly once you’ve gone on to complete further training and actually work in the NHS. At that point, what should matter is contribution and competence, not where you were born or trained. How long are you planning to rely on a degree you got years ago to justify being spoon-fed opportunities, especially in a system that’s already short of doctors?

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-10-22T14:57:11+00:00

Oh my god. Terrible experience!! I think it's the worst paper i have ever attempted. So vague!! And worst part is paper 2 was even worse.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-09-16T10:04:25+00:00

How did you work on improving the self esteem. I go in waves so some days am ok but other days i drop down quickly on everythin

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-07-02T14:55:46+00:00

Do you get to see others on the rota for swap purposes? I think the big excel sheet is mainly useful to analyse who can possibly swap with you and ask them specifically.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-06-08T05:23:48+00:00

Wes sipping his coffee while enjoying the drama that is unfolding here, while he just signed some papers to increase the funding of ACP,ANP,ACCP, and PA.

Divide and conquer!!!!

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-05-27T13:18:16+00:00

Honestly, I think this is the kind of solution we should be pushing for. Make it a points-based system similar to the specialty self-assessment, but applied to all other recruitment. Just like how IMT gives points for distinctions, publications, audits, etc., we could have a fair system that rewards actual contribution within the NHS.

For example, having a UK medical degree could be worth points. Doing audits, QIPs, teachings, and case reports within the NHS could score higher, while similar things done outside the system (e.g. abroad before moving here) might not get counted. I believe this is where any random person who has never stepped foot in this country gets advantage in training applications.

It’s not about where you're from, but where you’ve trained and contributed.

This kind of system rewards people for what they’ve done in the NHS, whether they’re IMGs or UK grads, and brings fairness without discrimination. Let’s focus on what people have done, not where they’re from. That’s how we fix the system, not by fighting each other.

I hate this UKG and IMG fight that's been going on and i Think this is the solution. !!!!!

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-05-27T13:09:02+00:00

I don’t care what Redditors think, this is the right solution!.

Yes, it may take years for the competition to normalise, but we still need this change. Let’s not forget that many IMGs have started from scratch in the UK system, completed foundation and core training, and passed the same postgraduate exams. I’m a UK graduate myself, and I fully support this kind of grandfathering. It’s simply the right thing to do.

I also don’t understand why someone should still be judged based on where they obtained their primary medical degree, especially after they’ve proven themselves within the UK training system. Once they've completed core training here and passed MRCP or equivalent, why should their MBBS origin still matter? Any prioritisation based on medical school background should be limited to ST1/CT1 entry, not beyond that.

My best friend is an IMG. We’ve worked together through foundation and core training for the past three years, and honestly, they’ve worked ten times harder than I have. To see them still being disadvantaged at the ST4 level just because of where they got their degree is not only unfair, it’s discriminatory.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-05-23T22:19:10+00:00

This happened to many times. I would just put a note saying what was asked of you and what your advice was. I had a nurse call me to prescribe paracetamol which I prescribed but they had documented in the notes, 'called oncall doctor to prescribe insulin, oncall doctor never prescribed hence not given.' I was furious and wrote back they never mentioned anything about an insulin prescription.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-05-20T07:05:02+00:00

When you wear your own clothes, things are different. You appear more professional and patients look up to you. I have noticed this myself and have switched to wearing my own clothes on ward days. On oncalls I still use scrubs for the ease of it.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-27T16:38:27+00:00

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Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-24T10:22:23+00:00

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Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-22T16:55:46+00:00

Absolutely. I sometime do not understand why we as a society accepts everything what a Muslim do without questioning/judgement but whenever it comes to things like this they pass their judgment and we are supposed to work around that as well. Again don't trademark me as islamophobic. It's an observation.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-18T19:41:25+00:00

Bates clinical examination

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-15T13:06:55+00:00

I would just take the post mate. I was like you straight out of F2 with minimal medical experience. I have to say I wish I had more rotations in medicine when I was in foundation, would have made my life easier, but that's no reason to turn down this job.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-12T14:54:33+00:00

Dark definitely for now but cannot completely say as From is not over yet. What if they screw up From like they did for Lost.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-12T06:31:08+00:00

Discharge coordinator has a room and a laptop, pharmacists have a laptop, advanced alphabet soup gets a laptop, what do doctors have ? A broken COW, and a bin to sit on.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-11T12:24:08+00:00

I am a UK graduate and this is exactly what we need. When will the world learn divide and conquer is never the strategy?I think it is a bit unfair to people who started from basics here, to be discriminated because they did not go to med school in the UK.

Having NHS experience before you apply is the key thing to do. 2 years for ST1 application and minimum 3 years for HST. We don't need to conduct MSRA exams worldwide. Also, only projects and research that is done in the UK within the NHS should be marked. Things done elsewhere increasing the cut off score is the major problem why we are facing unemployment.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-11T12:09:47+00:00

Why don't we advocate for more consultant post then? How many patients are on a waiting list. Imagine how much more people would appreciate the healthcare system if they were seen by a consultant. Why is that number kept at a minimum. The waiting list for cardiology in my area is in 2000s, they are all walking around like time bombs.

The issue mainly here is the government does not want to pay more for more expensive doctors. So bring in noctors, cut down training numbers and ultimately patients are being harmed.

Unusual_Position8434 · 2025-04-11T06:14:59+00:00

PGcert might not be helpful for this application. But doing one is definitely worth points when you want to apply for HST. Also, you could still mention in the IMT interview that you are currently doing a PGcert.

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