The Foundation Programme as a new postgraduate training program in the UK: An example of social democratic medical education
- VernacularTitle:英国の新しい卒後初期臨床研修制度（Foundation Programme）〜社会民主主義型の医学教育の一例〜
- Author:
Hiroshi NISHIGORI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
postgraduate training program;
British medical education;
portfolio
- From:Medical Education
2009;40(6):425-431
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
1) The Foundation Programme, consisting of 2-year rotations for residents, was introduced as a new postgraduate training scheme in 2005.2)In the Foundation Programme, medical students are requested to apply for Foundation Schools in each district.3) Foundation physicians are assessed with a Foundation Learning Portfolio, which is characterized by high validity and is based on medical education theory.4) The Foundation Programme is strongly influenced by the National Health Service, which is a social democratic health-care system. Therefore, we may describe British medical education as "social democratic medical education."5) In Japan, physicians and professional medical educators are requested to seek a new model of postgraduate training system balancing liberalism and social democracy.
