Foundation Programme
Foundation: Training in Practical Clinical Experience
This e-learning resource supports doctors on the Foundation programme – which forms the bridge between medical school and specialist/general practice training. It has been developed by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the UK Foundation Programme Office and Health Education England.
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Foundation programme - An Online Resource for Foundation doctors
The clinical content of the Foundation Programme covers the full UK Foundation training curriculum, with high-quality images, video clips and animations. Scenario-based exercises enable you to enhance your diagnostic and management skills and examine various clinical data.Course Content
The Foundation e-Learning Programme includes more than 140 sessions, which are mapped to specific professional capabilities within the Foundation curriculum.: The sections are arranged by professional capability, as follows::Section 1: Professional behaviour and trust
Professional Capability:- Acts professionally
- Delivers patient centred care and maintains trust
- Behaves in accordance with ethical and legal requirements
- Keeps practice up to date through learning and teaching
Section 2: Communication, team-working and leadership
Professional Capability:- Communicates clearly in a variety of settings
- Works effectively as a team member
Section 3: Clinical care
Professional Capability:- Recognises, assesses and initiates management of the acutely ill patient
- Recognises, Assesses and manages patients with long term conditions
- Obtains history, performs clinical examination, formulates differential diagnosis and management plan
- Requests relevant investigations and acts upon results
- Prescribes safely
- Is trained and manages cardiac and respiratory arrest
- Demonstrates understanding of the principles of health promotion and illness prevention
- Manages palliative and end of life care
Section 4: Safety and quality
Professional Capability:- Recognises and works within limits of personal competence
- Makes patient safety a priority in clinical practice
- Contributes to quality improvement