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E-PORTFOLIO AND CAREER PLANNING Dr Chloe Constantinou and Dr Xavier LeonardObjectives ◦ To learn how to use the portfolio ◦ To explore the pathways in training ◦ To explore career options after your medical degree Your Objectives Post in the chat your current plans after your medical degree, e.g. ◦ Fast-track to consultant ◦ Survive F1/F2 then take a break ◦ Medicine/Surgery/Psych/GP etc. ◦ Non-training doctor ◦ Go abroadBUILDING YOUR E-PORTFOLIO E-Portfolio Overview What is an e-Portfolio? ◦ Documentation of what you’ve done and achieved Why is it useful? ◦ Record of your achievements in one place ◦ Make sure you download it at the end of the year so that any useful information can be used again later in your career The HLOs You want to prove that you are three things! HLO 1 – Competent ◦ You have the skills, knowledge, and experience to be to be a good doctor HLO 2 – A valuable team member ◦ You’re a good communicator, and someone who maintains standards HLO 3 – Professional ◦ You’re committed to a career in medicine, and you’re willing to spend time planning HLO 1 – I am competent • FPC 1 – I can assess • FPC 2 – I can prioritise and treat • FPC 3 – I understand that the patient is an individual • FPC 4 – I can offer clear advice and explanations • FPC 5 – I can maintain continuity of care HLO 2 – I am a valuable team member • FPC 6 – I can maintain standards • FPC 7 – I can look after myself • FPC 8 – I work in line with the values of the NHS • FPC 9 – I actively work to improve quality of care • FPC 10 – I can teach as well as learn HLO 3 – I am a professional • FPC 11 – I work on my portfolio, and help to maintain the standard of training • FPC 12 – I respond well to feedback and learn through experience • FPC 13 – I am aware that a career in medicine requires planning All of your evidence can be linked to three FPCs! • Clinical Encounter 1 You see a deteriorating patient on a surgical evening shift, escalate to your SHO, then hand them over to the night doctor. • A CBD or Mini-CEX from your SHO would cover FPCs 1, 2, and 5 All of your evidence can be linked to three FPCs! • Clinical Encounter 2 You witness a medical error at work, raise it to your registrar, then put something in place to prevent it in the future. • A CBD or Mini-CEX from your reg would cover FPCs 6, 8, and 9 Make sure your entries are focused • It’s not about numbers; it’s about evidence • Before each CBD, Mini-CEX, DOPPS, or Reflections, think about what you’re evidencing • It really helps to be familiar with what’s required of you Get started early… • …but not straight away • You have a lot to get used to, and you have a lot of time to get this done • Filling in your portfolio when you don’t understand it can create a lot of work for you later • Run through your portfolio requirements, get settled, then get started!CAREER PLANNINGthe progression pathways Which specialities have run through pathways? ◦ GP ◦ O&G ◦ Ophthalmology ◦ Public health ◦ Radiology 27/11/22Building up specialty portfolios Medicine https://www.imtrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/applying/application-scoring Surgery https://coresurgicalprep.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2022-Core-Surgical-Training- Self-Assessment-Scoring-Guidance-for-Candidates.pdf 27/11/22 Specialty Training Specialist: Consultant Higher GP Specialty Core Training Specialty Training Foundation TrainingSpecialty Training - positives ● Straightforward, defined path ● Led through it, tick off outcomes ● Clear level of qualification ● “Protected” clinic and teaching timeSpecialty Training - negatives ● Inflexible ● Life constrained by rotas ● Competitive ● “Protected” teaching/clinic time secondary to clinical need ● Increasingly difficult to sign off due to pressure on hospitalsGP and GPSI ● Shortest training pathway ● Special interests ● Work anywhere ● Acute GP ● Remote GP ● Different contracts: locum, salary, partnerHow to decide? ● Maximise taster weeks ● Clinics ● Locum, Trust posts ● Time out of training ● Experience abroad ● Talk to your seniors!ALTERNATI VES TO TRAININGLocum ● FREEDOM!!! ● Holiday ● Time to think ● Experience different specialties / hospitals ● Keep your own portfolio to evidence your progressionTrust Doctor ● Negotiate your own rota ● Work in a specialty of your choosing ● Time to decide whether this is the specialty for you ● Negotiate clinic or theatre time ● Continue to get experience or skills signed off (and paid for it)Clinical fellow ● Good for research experience ● Lots of trials ● 9 - 5 ● Clinics ● Evidence ● An approved break!Others ● Ship's doctor on a cruise ship ● Work abroad ● Academia ● Medical education ● Civil service, Health Policy ● Dive medicine, Expedition medicine ● Pharmaceuticals, Public Health ● AnythingSummaryKey Learning Points ◦ Start ticking off eportfolio early ◦ Get your eportfolio completed on time ◦ Research specialty application forms in advance ◦ Consider alternative routes ◦ Consider time out ◦ EvidenceQuestionshttps://forms.gle/34ykUmVVLrE5GUZ86