Foundation Year Assessments

There are 4 main assessments for Foundation Years 1 & 2 trainees, which include:

CbD (Case-based Discussions)

Initially, trainees are to take notes on 2 case records of patients they have recently seen. The trainee is then required to discuss and present one case, as selected by their assessor, who will then provide structured feedback. This exercise enables the FY trainee to demonstrate their level of clinical decision-making, application and use of medical knowledge and their understanding of the ethical and legal framework.

Table 1
Number of assessments per year	There will be 6-8 Foundation assessments per year
Assessors	Experienced SpRs, staff grades or consultants in a secondary care setting. The trainer and other GPs in a primary care setting
Duration	Approximately 15 minutes for FY assessment and 5 minutes for feedback

DOPS (Direct Observation of Procedural Skills)

Trainees are required to undertake 6 observed patient encounters, supervised with a different assessor who will monitor and review their display of good clinical care with each encounter. Each DOPS must represent a different procedure, however, Foundation trainees are given the option of timing, procedure and observer.

Table 2
Number of assessments per year	There will be 4-6 Foundation assessments per year
Assessors	Experienced SpRs, staff grades, appropriate nursing staff or consultants in a secondary care setting, or the GP trainer, appropriate nurses or other GPs in a primary care setting
Duration	Approximately 15 minutes for FY assessment and 5 minutes for feedback

MSF (Multi-Sources Feedback)

Mini-Peer Assessment Tool (mini-PAT) or Team Assessment Behaviour (TAB)
The 2 MSF tools implemented by the Foundation Schools include a Mini-Peer Assessment Tool (mini-PAT) and/or a Team Assessment Behaviour (TAB). The objective of these tools is to collect and review feedback from co-workers to form a 360-degree assessment. This will also enable the trainee and supervisor to identify skills, which need to be developed.

Table 3
Number of assessments per year	There will be 2 Foundation assessments per year
Assessors	These may be staff grades, experienced SpRs or consultants in a secondary care setting, or the GP trainer or other GPs in a primary care setting
Duration	Approximately 15 minutes for FY assessment and 5 minutes for feedback

Mini-Peer Assessment Tool (mini-PAT)

The trainee will nominate 8 assessors who are all required to fill out a questionnaire, which will then be collated at the assessment center. Results will then be discussed to help trainees build upon their strengths and weaknesses.

Assessors:
Trainees have the option to select 8 assessors; this may include supervising consultants, GP principals, staff grades, specialist registrars, SHOs, other foundation doctors and experienced nursing or Allied Health Professional colleagues.
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