Secrets of Success : Getting into Foundation Training

The aim is to explain the medical post graduate application process specifically based around the 'white space answer' application forms currently used by the NHS for national recruitment to the foundation programme. Getting into Foundation Training offers the reader strategies and techniques to answer the variety of questions commonly asked in these application forms in order to maximize their chances of obtaining a competitive foundation programme rotation.This book will enable students to: understand the history and principles behind the dramatic change in the postgraduate career structure; appreciate what sets good candidates apart, and make yourself a more competitive applicant; learn the tricks and tips that are key to producing a CV that really stands out; learn how to organise your application by applying structure to your answers; and, gain insight into the broad themes of character and achievement probed by specific questions and question styles.

Written in an accessible and engaging style, with space for the reader to add their own notes, Getting into Foundation Training is designed to become a personalised workbook as the reader progresses through the application process, and is a must-have on every medical student's reading list.