Teaching & Training

The Curriculum mandates that you are required to log 60 hours of learning at each level of training, of which 30 hours needs to be logged as core. 

Core Teaching:

• Weekly lunchtime teaching 12:30-14:30 (F1 on Tuesdays and F2 on Thursdays)

• Better Doctors Better Patients 6 hours per day (18 hours in total - F1 only)

• F2 Professional Programme 6 hours per day (12 hours in total - F2 only)

• AIM course 7 hours (F1 only)

• SIM 4 hours (F1 & F2)

Non-Core Teaching:

• E-learning (Aside from that specified by The LEP/Foundation School)

• Departmental Teaching (eg seminar/tutorial/small group teaching/audit meetings)

• Grand Rounds

• Balint Groups
• Schwartz Rounds

Exclusions:

You must not evidence the below topics under your personal learning log as they will not be counted towards your teaching hours

• Statutory and mandatory training (except where specifially mandated by the curriculum eg Safeguarding)
• Induction Sessions
• ILS/ALS/Equaivalent
• Completion of SLEs 
• Standard Ward Rounds
• Other regular on-the-job activities (incl. tasters)
• External study leave (conferences or similar)
• University/Higher Education Course

Please email stsft.fpadminteam@nhs.net if you are interested in delivering teaching to our foundation doctors.

Please visit the UKFPO website for further information: Personal learning log - UK Foundation Programme