University of Bristol and Severn Foundation School

THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR SEVERN ACADEMIC FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES COMMENCING AUGUST 2011 HAS NOT YET OPENED.  INDICATIVE DETAILS OF THE PROCESS ARE BELOW, BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Applications are invited for 12 Academic Foundation training programmes commencing August 2011.  Both the F1 and F2 years will be delivered in Bristol. The F1 year will comprise either 3x4 month posts or 4x3 month posts. The F2 year comprises 3x4 month posts, one of which is a dedicated 4 month academic placement. All rotations include posts delivering high quality clinical service and training in acute medicine and surgery. All programmes will deliver training for postholders to achieve a range of academic competencies and the clinical competencies required by the Curriculum for the Foundation Years in Postgraduate Education and Training and for full registration with the General Medical Council.

Academic posts are in specialties including Endocrinology, Nephrology, Medical physiology, Public Health/Clinical Epidemiology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Paediatrics and General Practice. For full details see the Severn AFPs page and/or the Programme Descriptions page.

Candidates must be eligible for provisional registration with GMC by 1 August 2011.

Applicants must submit a supporting letter from their Medical School with their application.

Applicants are required to provide evidence of their academic ranking in their medical school by either their academic quartile (as provided to the national online application system), their overall ranking in their year, or a copy of their up to date grade transcript.

The programmes are suitable both for final year medical students who have made firm decisions to commit to an academic career and for those who wish to explore their potential for a career in medical research and/ or education in their foundation programme prior to applying for specialty training.

The successful candidates will be appointed to a two year Foundation Training Programme within the Severn Foundation School.

The Postgraduate Dean confirms that these training programmes have the required educational and Dean’s approval.

All training programmes are equally open to those who may, either from the outset or subsequently, wish to train flexibly.

All candidates should read the information in the section on academic foundation programmes on the UKFPO website before applying. In particular they should take note of the eligibility process for the posts.

For details of the application process please see 'Guidance for applying', below.

What we are looking for!

Doctors who think they might like to specialise in academic medicine

  • Research
    • Clinical
    • Laboratory
  • Education

Desirable Qualities

No failures in MB ChB
Additional qualifications, e.g. BA, BSc MSc, PhD
Intercalated degree
Distinctions in MB ChB
Publication(s)
Prizes in medical school
Presentation of work at a national or international meeting
Demonstration of educational/personal reasons for applying for this AF2

 Applications open: To be confirmed
 Applications close: To be confirmed
 Invite to interview letters sent out: To be confirmed
 Interview date: To be confirmed
 Offers announced: To be confirmed
 Offers to be accepted by: To be confirmed
 
 
 
 
 

Academic Rough Guide
Compendium of Academic Competences
Walport Report 
(Medically- and dentally-qualified academic staff: Recommendations for training the researchers and educators of the future)

 
 
 
Last updated at 16:05, 01 February 2010