Sampling specialties – a guide

15 January 2010

A NEW guide to making the most of taster days has been published online by the BMJ.

The implementation of Modernising Medical Careers means junior doctors must choose a specialty earlier in their career. To help juniors make that all-important decision, the UK Foundation Programme Office introduced specialty taster days. Each trainee is entitled to 10 days – or five per year – trying out any specialty in a bid to boost their understanding of it.

This guide offers insights from a Dr Peter Craig who spent five days in trauma and orthopaedics for his taster week as well as tips from consultant orthopaedic surgeon Scarlett McNally.

Read the guide here