Foundation Programmes - F2

F2 Allocation Process

The F2 allocation will take into account your preferences and will ensure a broad range of different specialties are experienced, balancing both the individuals’ training needs and overall allocation of foundation doctors within your Group.

• You will be given the list of individual F2 posts available within your Group to rank in order of preference

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

• It is likely that you will be allocated one post from the top third of your preferences, one from the middle third and one from the lower third

   

   

   

   

• The main variable 

  determining post availability is the preferences of the other Foundation doctors in your group

   

• For your F2 posts, you are usually asked to submit your ranking preferences around November/December with the F2 allocation usually announced in February

• Your FPD will co-ordinate this allocation process within your Group. Your FPD will consider your preferences, while ensuring a broad range of different specialties are experienced

 Example: 

• Fiona is allocated to Scotland as her Unit of Application (UoA)
• She ranks her Group preferences and is allocated to E03
• She then ranks her Programme preferences and is allocated to E03001 for her F1 year
• During F1, she is sent a list of options for F2
• These options are still within E03
• She ranks her preferences from 1 to 15 and is allocated to an individually constructed programme (rotation) in emergency medicine, general practice and general psychiatry for her F2 year

For all enquiries regarding foundation training in Scotland please contact: sfas@nes.scot.nhs.uk