Photo by Luis Melendez on Unsplash Doctors in a survey have unanimously rejected proposals to create an apprenticeship-style scheme as an alternative way of training doctors. Members of the Doctors’ Association UK have…
A doctors’ union has warned about the implications of the proposed new doctor apprenticeship scheme, warning it could waste GP time and produce ‘inadequately trained’ doctors. Doctors Association UK (DAUK)…
Last month, the UKFPO decided to allow SJT resits to students who had their exams terminated prematurely by Pearson Vue. While we are glad that the UKFPO listened to our…
DAUK was in the BMJ this week discussing further concerns regarding the conduct of online medical student examinations.
The Doctor's Association UK (DAUK) has stepped in to represent the students following a string of complaints to the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO) over the way they handled the virtual exams.
Many medical students have faced the prospect of final year failure because of teething troubles with a new online assessment system, campaigners have warned. Some students have found the situational judgement tests prematurely terminated because of technical difficulties – or because of, alleged, minor infractions of rules, the Doctors’ Association revealed.
"Less than an hour before it emerged that some students would be able to resit their SJT, the Doctor’s Association UK (DAUK) released an open letter urging the UKFPO to…