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The University of Oxford and the Oxford Department of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education – Two Year Academic Foundation Programme
We are seeking to appoint 18 suitable candidates to these developing, innovative two year integrated Academic Foundation Programmes. The posts will be based mainly at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust. We are keen to encourage applications from talented candidates from across the UK and EEA with academic potential who would like the opportunity to work in an academic environment or who are already committed to an academic career path. These posts will deliver the core competencies of Foundation training and will be enhanced by an academic curriculum.
Only candidates requiring provisional registration and who will not have completed a pre-registration House Officer, Foundation year 1 or equivalent will be eligible. Candidates must not have full GMC registration at the start of the programme (August 2012). Please refer to the person specification and eligibility criteria on the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) website.
The rotation details for the Academic Foundation Programme are available in an excel spreadsheet.
We encourage trainees to select their own area of interest for their research when completing an academic programme. A list of possible mentors will be provided within the application pack. Additional advice on this can be gained from OUCAGS (Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School) once you have been accepted onto the Oxford Academic Foundation Programme.
The national recruitment process has two distinct stages:
1. The first is completing a nationally agreed generic online application form between 1st and 10th June 2011.
2. The second is a locally-managed application, shortlisting and selection process.
Recruitment to the AFP this year is being undertaken by Units of Application ( UoA ). These may be either individual foundation schools, or some foundation schools have formed geographical alliances with other schools for the purpose of recruitment for Academic places.
After completing a generic online form, you will need to select up to a maximum of three UoAs to apply to. You must check the website of each of these UoAs for their specific local recruitment processes including any additional information you must supply and the local deadlines and interview dates. Shortlisted applicants will be invited by the UoA to attend interview. This may be up to a maximum of three interviews; there will be one interview only within a single UoA .
Further information regarding the national recruitment process and the Academic Foundation Programme can be found on the UKFPO website.
Oxford Foundation School has published applicants' information pack which gives guidance in applying to the Academic Foundation Programme in Oxford.
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NB: For anyone out of the country on the proposed interview date telephone interviews will be available.
For any queries regarding the Oxford Academic Foundation Programme Recruitment 2012 please direct it to: bolaji.jegede@oxforddeanery.nhs.uk.