Purpose of the study The transition from medical student to junior doctor is a critical stage in
career progression. We report junior doctors' views 1 year after graduation on whether their …

Background The transition from medical student to junior doctor in postgraduate training is a
critical stage in career progression. We report junior doctors' views about the extent to which …

Background A survey of newly qualified doctors in the UK in 2000/2001 found that 42% of
them felt unprepared for their first year of employment in clinical posts. We report on how UK …

Introduction UK medical schools have made considerable efforts to ensure that graduates
are well prepared for their first year of clinical work. We report the views of two recent cohorts …

How prepared are medical graduates to begin practice? A comparison of three diverse UK
medical schools Page 1 How prepared are medical graduates to begin practice? A comparison …

Background There is evidence that graduates of different medical schools vary in their
preparedness for their first post. In 2003 Goldacre et al. reported that over 40% of UK …

Background: In 2000/1, a survey found that 42% of newly qualified UK doctors felt their
medical training had not prepared them well for starting work. Aim: To determine factors …

Objectives Medical schools need to ensure that graduates feel well prepared for their first
medical job. Our objective was to report on differences in junior doctors' self-reported …

Objective To evaluate (1) the extent to which first year doctors (foundation year 1 doctors,
F1s) in two teaching hospitals in the Trent Deanery were rated by specialist registrars …

The GMC commissioned research to explore the extent to which different medical schools
prepare their medical graduates for the workplace by studying the experiences and …