Academic Foundation Programmes

Academic Foundation Programmes provide foundation doctors with the opportunity to develop research, teaching and leadership/management skills in addition to the current basic competences outlined in the curriculum. They are intended to be beneficial to both trainees who plan to go into academic medicine, as well as those who choose a different medical career.

Recruitment to academic foundation programmes mainly occurs prior to the opening of the national recruitment process and foundation schools are currently recruiting for 2010 Academic programmes. Click here to check out the programmes available.

The academic training path
The following diagram illustrates the academic training path from medical school to completion of training and beyond. Academic Clinical Fellowships are only offered in England and Northern Ireland but the other components of the pathway are available throughout the UK.