Should a medical student apply for an academic training post?
Whether a medical student or junior doctor should apply for academic training such as the Academic Foundation Programme, and why.
Axis: apply, there is nothing to lose … stick to the standard clinical route
Concept: Academic Foundation Programme
Answers by date: 4 records in 3 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2018), never reversed, in these records.
| date | who | answer | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-05 | Ankur Khajuria | Ankur Khajuria tells medical students they might as well apply for the Academic Foundation Programme, since they have nothing to lose. | AFP Interview Preparation - The personal interview · Academic Foundation Programme 00:08:10 |
| 2018-08-27 | Ankur Khajuria | Ankur Khajuria says a student who is unsure about the clinical management of patients would do better not to enter the integrated academic pathway. | Clinical Emergency Scenarios - AFP Interview preparation · Academic Foundation Programme 00:04:47 |
| 2018-08-13 | Ali | Ali is glad he applied to the Academic Foundation Programme though he did not get it, and encourages anyone thinking about it to apply: there is nothing to lose. | Academic Foundation Programme (AFP) - Why should you apply? 00:04:51 |
| 2018-08-13 | Ankur Khajuria | Ankur Khajuria says there is nothing to lose from applying to the Academic Foundation Programme: a little more work on white-space answers and the interview, but a fantastic learning experience and interview practice for core and specialty training interviews. | Academic Foundation Programme (AFP) - Why should you apply? 00:04:22 |
Timeline notes
- Ali: first recorded event is refine (earlier stance may be outside 2016–2024 or unrecorded)