The reference period for FP2012 is 16 December 2011 to 24 February 2012. Please note that you must not fax or post reference forms to the UKFPO. These will not be accepted under any circumstances. The reference forms must be complete online.
FP2012 Oversubscription Information
The UKFPO has confirmed that the Foundation Programme starting in August 2012 has more applicants than places currently available. To keep applicants as well informed as possible, the UKFPO has put together a guide for applicant's along with FAQs.
FP2012 Information for Applicants
Foundation Applicant's Handbook
The Foundation Applicant’s Handbook 2012 includes:
- The timeline & process
- Ensuring you are eligible to apply
- Information about the FPAS application form
- Guidance on references
- Competition ratios for the past four years
- How applications are scored
- What happens if there are more applicants than places available
This presentation FP2012: The national recruitment process also provides an overview of the recruitment process and can be used by medical school and foundation school staff as the basis for talks with their final year students before the recruitment process begins.
Your FP 2012 questions answered
For answers to your FP2012 questions please refer to the Medical Student FAQs.
UK foundation school information for FP 2012
Foundation schools deliver training according to national guidance developed by the UKFPO. But there are some local variations and a new document aims to answer such questions as:
- Will the school use interviews to allocate me to programmes?
- Will I know what specialties the whole two-year programme will include at the beginning of F1?
- Will I be with the same employing healthcare organisation for the full two years of my training?
- Does this school allow F2 abroad?
FP2012 Foundation School Information
Rough Guide to the Foundation Programme 2010
Newly updated for 2010, this guide aims to give final year medical students and F1 doctors a rough idea of what to expect during their first two years of working and training in the health service.
