RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The portfolio: how was it for you? Views of F2 doctors from the Mersey Deanery Foundation Pilot
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 378
OP 380
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-4-378
VO 6
IS 4
A1 I Ryland
A1 J Brown
A1 M O'Brien
A1 D Graham
A1 R Gillies
A1 T Chapman
A1 N Shaw
YR 2006
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/6/4/378.abstract
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.