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The positive experiences of many newly-graduated doctors who undertook FiY1 roles in 2020 echoes the findings in a report we have just published. There were challenges but, overall, most graduates found the roles valuable.
We are grateful to all those who were able to fill these posts and to be part of the UK’s response to the pandemic. Our challenge now is to consider how to harness the positive aspects of the FiY1 roles to benefit future graduates. This will be an important part of our work as we continue to shape the future of medical education and training.
Re: Covid-19: Looking back at the experiences of graduates and educators during the interim Foundation Year 1
Dear Editor
The positive experiences of many newly-graduated doctors who undertook FiY1 roles in 2020 echoes the findings in a report we have just published. There were challenges but, overall, most graduates found the roles valuable.
We are grateful to all those who were able to fill these posts and to be part of the UK’s response to the pandemic. Our challenge now is to consider how to harness the positive aspects of the FiY1 roles to benefit future graduates. This will be an important part of our work as we continue to shape the future of medical education and training.
The GMC’s report 2020 medical graduates: The work and wellbeing of interim Foundation Year 1 doctors during COVID-19, is available online at https://www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-we-do-and-why/data-and-research/resear...
Professor Colin Melville
Medical Director and Director of Education and Standards
General Medical Council
Competing interests: No competing interests