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In praise of young doctors

Box ticking is a waste of time

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e5202 (Published 6 August 2012)
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e5202

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  1. Clare E Price, foundation year 1 doctor1
  1. 1Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood HA6 2RN, UK
  1. clareprice{at}gmail.com

I agree with Heath that something has gone very wrong with medical training.1 After six years at medical school I am sure I have had to tick (literally) more boxes than any previous generation.

I spent a huge amount of time desperately trying to get clinical evaluation exercise (CEX) forms signed, loitering in the emergency department for …

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