“I haven’t got time!”

If you were dealing with a patient presenting with complex issues, you would invest time and effort from first point of contact with the patient, which may include establishing the reason for referral and the nature of the complaint, taking their history, examining the patient, arranging investigations based upon possible diagnoses, reviewing the results of investigations, agreeing and implementing a course of action and treatment. You know how important it is to get it right for that patient. So why not invest time and energy into applying similar principles to your own career management? The end result will be of benefit both to yourself and ultimately your patients.

You have important decisions to make before the end of your F2 year and your Foundation years will go by very quickly. It is never too early to begin to research the options and choices open to you.

Key questions when considering your next step after Foundation training include:

	Do I have the aptitudes and interest for this specialty?
	Does the specialty fit with my own ethics and inner values?
	Does my personality and preferred style of working fit with the requirements of this specialty?
	Will the specialty enable me to have the balance I want between my work and my home life?
	Competition ratios and opportunities for progression- how do these relate to my geographical preference?
	Taking some time out of training: what, when and what effect will that have on my career?
	Do I know what I want to do?

Specialty and General Practice Recruitment 2010

Download information relating to Specialty and GP Recruitment below.
ST Recruitment Quick Guide
ST Recruitment Bulletin
GP Careers and Recruitment Flyer  

Academic Medicine

See our Academic Foundation Programmes webpages.