BMJ  2007;334:653 (31 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.39167.704086.4E

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Junior doctors still told to attend interviews as applications process flounders

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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 continue, and applicants should attend unless they are confident that this will not be their preferred choice," he said.

His message was confirmed by Alan Crockard, national director of Modernising Medical Careers, in an email to applicants on 23 March. Until the new guidance is issued candidates should attend the interviews they have been called for, he said.

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