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Academic Foundation Programme

concept · in 4 sources (2017–2018)

UK foundation programme for newly qualified doctors that adds research or education to clinical training.

Sources by year: 2017: 1 · 2018: 3

Also known as: AFP, academic foundation program

Also named in the threads: Ali's final year at Cambridge medical school (2017)

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

London (2) · University of Oxford (2) · University of Cambridge (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2018

  • 2018-03-14 · What happens after medical school - UK medical training explained — Ali applied for the Academic Foundation Programme but did not get a place. — 00:07:19
    • Ali applied for Academic Foundation Programmes in Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and in London, was interviewed at both, but scored too low and was put on the reserve list. — 00:07:52
    • In the Academic Foundation Programme one of the rotations, usually in FY2, is a research block of some sort. — 00:07:52
    • Academic Foundation Programme applicants rank the research they would like to do, fill in an application form and have an interview, and the scores decide the order of allocation. — 00:07:52
    • Missing the Academic Foundation Programme was a bit of a blow to Ali; he will instead do the normal Foundation Programme in Cambridge. — 00:08:35
    • Ali calls the Academic Foundation Programme a good gateway into research or an academic career. — 00:08:35
    • For an academic career with research or university teaching on the side, some academic experience helps; the Academic Foundation Programme is the first way in, but not the only one. — 00:09:04
    • Ali says not having done an Academic Foundation Programme will put him at a slight disadvantage if he goes the academic route, but it is by no means the end of the world. — 00:09:04
  • 2018-03-21 · Q & A - 5,000 Subscribers! — recommendation: Ali says extracurriculars at medical school hardly matter for a CV, not at all for foundation jobs and a few points for the Academic Foundation Programme only for, say, an Olympic medallist, so pick ones you enjoy that build skills. — 00:03:32
  • …and 1 statement more in 2018 — all statements of 2018

2017

  • 2017-11-21 · Oxbridge Medicine Interview - Q&A — Ali had an interview for an Academic Foundation Programme on the day of the video. — 00:17:09
    • Ali says he is interested in medical education and that an Academic Foundation Programme in education, with its postgraduate certificate and a project, would springboard his career. — 00:17:09