Training Tomorrows Doctors

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Training Tomorrows Doctors
An Update for Applicants to Specialist/GP
Training 2007
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Welcome

• You are the first group of doctors applying for
  new specialty training programmes
• New system of postgraduate training
• For improved patient care and safety
• Improved, national standards of training

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Applying for 2007 what next?

• Specialty recruitment - coming soon
• Online application via Medical Training
  Application Service (MTAS)
• National timetable with defined dates for
  recruitment and selection
• Electronic notification and correspondence
• Specialty-specific national documentation
  including person specifications, application and
  reference forms
• Different person specifications for different
  levels in most specialties and Fixed Term
  Specialty Training Appointments (FTSTAs)
• Two recruitment rounds

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At which level should you apply?

• Person specifications for each level will
• state entry requirements. In a nutshell

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October 2006

• Webwatch
• For person specs head to MMC, MTAS and royal
  college sites
• www.mmc.nhs.uk
• www.mtas.nhs.uk
• www.aomrc.org.uk
• For outlines of specialist/GP training
  programmes, head to deanery sites
• www.copmed.org.uk

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November 2006

• See medical press and the web for
• Full details of application process explained
• Explanation of selection methodology to be used
• Comprehensive online guide for applicants
• Head to MMC, PMETB and local deanery websites

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December 2006

• All deanery websites publish
• Details of specialty training programmes and
  FTSTA posts they offer
• Job descriptions for these, where available

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22 January 4 February 2007

• Online applications commence
• Made via www.mtas.nhs.uk
• Applicants must have an e-mail address for
  correspondence
• Specialty trainees will be able to apply for two
  specialty groups and two units of application
  (UoA) for each specialty
• GP trainees will only apply to one UoA since this
  has a national coordination system
• Applicants will need to supply the names and
  e-mail addresses of two referees

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Specialty Groups for ST1/2

• Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS)
• Anaesthesia
• Basic Neurosciences Training (BNT)
• Chemical Pathology
• General Practice
• Histopathology
• Medical Microbiology
• Medicine in General

• OG
• Ophthalmology
• Oral Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
• Paediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Public Health
• Radiology
• Surgery in General
• Otolaryngology (ENT)

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February 2007

• Shortlists confirmed
• Short-listing to be undertaken by local panels
• Applications will be scored against national,
  specialty-specific criteria
• Applicants will be notified of shortlist outcomes
  and invited to interviews via MTAS
• Applicants must confirm their attendance at a
  selection interview by specified time
• References will be requested for shortlisted
  applicants

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March - April 2007

• The interview selection process commences
• Interviews for selection will be a 30 minute,
  structured interview as a minimum standard
• Interviews will be held locally with local
  selection panels
• Applicants will need to bring copies of their
  references and training portfolios or other
  evidence of competences and achievements

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End-April 2007

• Outcomes of interview/selection process are
  announced
• Selection outcomes will be communicated to
  applicants via MTAS, starting according to a
  national timetable
• There will be a defined period within which
  candidates must accept or decline their offer
• Unfilled posts will be identified and advertised
  for the second round of applications

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May - June 2007

• Second round of recruitment commences
• Very similar process to round 1 applications
• Job details will be posted on deanery websites
• Applications will be made via www.mtas.nhs.uk
• Round 2 shortlists decided and announced via MTAS
  by end-May
• Interviews will take place in June
• Offers will be made via MTAS to successful
  applicants by end-June

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August 2007 onwards

• Specialty training programmes start

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In summary

• Consider the specialty person specifications as
  soon as you can
• Assess yourself realistically against the
  criteria
• Think about your life choices personal /
  partners / flexible training?
• Work out which is most important geography or
  specialty?
• Think realistically about career options and
  choose the most appropriate level to apply to
• Understand your aptitude and as far as possible,
  the competitiveness of the specialty you are
  applying for

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be prepared!

• Familiarise yourself with the applications
  timetable and keep this in mind when planning
  holidays etc
• Think about how to provide evidence of your
  competences e.g. FP portfolio, workplace
  assessments, log book, clinical observations,
  records of in-training assessments etc.
• Make sure you have a working e-mail account
• Think about your referees and ask if they are
  prepared to write on your behalf
• Think about when you want to start deferred
  start only allowed for recognised research

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Summary
Selection into specialty recruitment timeline for
2007
Please note this timeline will be updated with
precise dates as soon as they become available.