BMJ  2007;334:768 (14 April), doi:10.1136/bmj.39177.524850.4E

News

Junior doctors' interview process is revised in compromise deal

London

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.

The Department of Health has announced a compromise over the interview process for junior doctors in the latest twist in the continuing saga over their job applications. The BMA has welcomed the move, although Remedy UK, which has been leading the protests over the system, still intends to pursue its legal action, because it believes that the proposed interview process is unfair.

Junior doctors applying for jobs in England have been told that all their interviews will count, rather than having to decide after their interviews which post they want to pursue, at the expense of the others.

Those who have been called to interviews should attend them, says the group reviewing the medical training application system (MTAS). Any job offer will be fed into the centrally held MTAS computer system. This will then match the offers against the candidate's most preferred position, offering them only one post. All applicants . . . [Full text of this article]

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    StumbleUpon    Technorati    What's this?

Relevant Article

Health secretary sets up review of Modernising Medical Careers

Lynn Eaton
BMJ 2007 334: 818. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rapid Responses:

Read all Rapid Responses

A different prospective on MTAS

Christopher S Flannigan
bmj.com, 13 Apr 2007 [Full text]

Re: A different prospective on MTAS

Simon J Parker
bmj.com, 21 Apr 2007 [Full text]

Online poll

Find out more here>> and here>>