PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - I Ryland
AU  - J Brown
AU  - M O'Brien
AU  - D Graham
AU  - R Gillies
AU  - T Chapman
AU  - N Shaw
TI  - The portfolio: how was it for you? Views of F2 doctors from the Mersey Deanery Foundation Pilot
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-4-378
DP  - 2006 Jul 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 378--380
VI  - 6
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/6/4/378.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/6/4/378.full
SO  - Clin Med2006 Jul 01; 6
AB  - A study was conducted between August 2004 and August 2005 to explore the experiences of Foundation year 2 (F2) trainees who used the learning portfolio on the Mersey Deanery pilot scheme. Seventy-three trainees (77%) reported receiving their portfolio during their induction. In their first four-month placement, 90 trainees (96%) completed the two case-based discussions, 80 (87%) the three mini clinical examinations and 92 (97%) the two direct observation of practical procedures. The number of trainees who felt there was an opportunity to make a record of and analyse clinical critical incidents and critical incidents related to professional behaviour was only 32 (35%) and 13 (15%) respectively. Free text responses suggested that trainees appreciate the portfolio but that an understanding of its content and purpose, particularly by educational supervisors, is paramount to its success.