RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Experiences of a new training programme for final-year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP e23
OP e26
DO 10.7861/fhj.2020-0197
VO 8
IS 1
A1 Simpson, Jane
A1 Gafson, Irene
A1 Mooncey, Mumtaz
A1 Swart, Johnny
A1 Fertleman, Caroline
YR 2021
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/8/1/e23.abstract
AB The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the rapid introduction of innovative schemes to maximise the medical workforce and utilise untapped capacity within the NHS. One such innovation was the recruitment of final year medical students as medical support workers (MSWs) immediately following their final examinations and 4 months before they would have traditionally been employed in their foundation year 1 (FY1) roles. In this article we will describe how a unique programme, with a focus on welfare and pastoral support, was developed and implemented at a hospital in North London and illustrate why the overwhelmingly positive feedback from both the participants and their supervisors has had implications for how medical student training has been shaped for the September 2020 intake at this hospital.