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Junior doctors still told to attend interviews as applications process flounders

BMJ 2007; 334 doi: 10.1136/bmj.39167.704086.4E (Published 29 March 2007)
Cite this as: BMJ 2007;334:653.1

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  1. Lynn Eaton
  1. London

    Applicants for junior doctor posts who have already been offered interviews under the computerised Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) have been advised to carry on and attend these—even if they have more than one interview lined up.

    The advice came as it was announced that the discredited MTAS shortlisting system would, in effect, be scrapped and all candidates offered one interview instead.

    Neil Douglas, chairman of the MTAS review group, said candidates would be told on 2 April how the new job application arrangements would continue. “In the meantime, interviews will …

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