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A Guide to the Out -of - London SFP Application DANIEL.FORAN@MEDS, DANIEL.FORAN@OUH.NHS.UK Contents Motivation The Initial Application Portfolio White Space Questions The Interview Firstly, here’s a link to the 2023 SUoA summary sheet and application timelineMotivation to do an SFP Motivations First stop and think: do I really want to do a research/education/leadership programme? Advantages Disadvantages Networking Opportunities Though you can do One fewer clinical rotation this without an SFP Time set aside for research Less time to achieve competencies Opportunity to get ‘Output’ Application involves a lot of effort Can set up for ACF Opportunity to learn research skills Application can be emotionally stressful ‘Paid’ to do research Paid less for academic rotation Access to academic funding pots Not doing an SFP doesn’t preclude you from an academic career Supervisor/project may be pre-allocated Supervisor/project may be pre-allocatedPortfolio EVIDENCE OF WHAT YOU’VE DONE Things you might get points for… 1. Published Articles Needs PubMed ID, can try letter to the editor, ?publish your BSc project, if 5 year consider review paper 2. Poster / Oral Presentations Difficult to get this now if you haven’t already, again think BSc Project, ?still counts if cancelled due to COVID 3. Academic Prizes Again, difficult to get if you don’t have already; consider national / society essay prizesWhite-Space Questions 250 WORDS TO SELL YOURSELF General Questions Career Goals What are your specific reasons for applying for a special experience programme? Please highlight how the programme will contribute to your clinical or research career plans and briefly outline these. Achievements / Experience What is your single best clinical or research achievement (paper / presentation / or prize, and why? Give one example of a non-academic achievement and its significance to your application for an SFP? Team Working Academic medicine requires an individual to work successfully in a team. Describe a time that is relevant to your foundation training when you have worked as a successful member of a team and identify your role and contribution to this success. Explain the significance of this experience to your application. General What steps would you take to optimise the benefit of a SFP post from the start of your training? What challenges do you foresee with working both clinically and academically? Understanding the nature of dark matter is an example of an unanswered high priority challenge in astrophysics. Give an example of an unanswered high priority challenge in medicine and explain the reason for your choice. Specific Questions Programme Interests Some foundation schools can offer separate academic programmes focused on research, medical education, and teaching, and/or leadership and management. Please indicate your preference which programmes you would wish to be considered for. Research Please outline your previous research experience and achievements. Education and Teaching Please describe your previous relevant teaching experience and achievements as a teacher, within and outside medicine. Please describe your experience in simulation training and the value of development of simulation training for doctors. Leadership Give one example in which you have demonstrated your leadership abilities. The example should be from your undergraduate experience (or postgraduate experience if relevant) and should identify your specific role and contribution as a leader and its relevance to academic activities. White Space Questions Key Messages Research the programmes you’re interested in and take note of which WSQs they require Be concise and specific in your writing… no room for waffle! Demonstrate that you have a realistic idea of what it means to be an academic / teacher / leaderThe Interview Key Details 1. Pretty much every deanery interviews Yorkshire & Humber and Wales are the exceptions 2. Typically two sections to any interview Clinical I.e. A-E assessment of an acute case Interview Dates Academic Could literally be anything… 3. You probably should prepare …but don’t spend loads of money on coursesThe Clinical Station The Academic Station 1. General Academic / MedEd / Leadership Knowledge Statistical definitions, concepts surrounding clinical study designetc 2. Critical appraisal of a paper either you have read or that they have chosen Tell us about an original research article you’ve read recently 3. Personal Questions An extension of the WSQs in many ways; more common if a deanery doesn’t use WSQs 4. Off the wall Questions They want to see you think outside the box (a la Oxford & Cambridge)Supervisors and Projects Supervisors and Projects 1. Find out what you are interested in Easier if you’ve done previous research in the field Do some reading At this early stage keep your interests broad 2. Look up all the people at your destination institution who work in that field Use your contacts Personal tutors, supervisors (clinical/academic), fellow researchers 3. Send out ALL THE EMAILS Consider a staggered approach Always include arelevantand up to date CV 4. Make it easy for them to meet you I.e. you go to them 5. Have reasonable expectations Do not expect a nature review first time 6. Persevere You only need one contact to result in success