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What happens after medical school - UK medical training explained

Ali Abdaal

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Clinical medicineMedical training and practiceHealthcare systems and costs

Ali Abdaal explains the structure of postgraduate medical training in the UK, including the Foundation Programme and specialty training.

📚 Pre-order my book to get an exclusive ticket to The Feel-Good Productivity Annual Planning Workshop! Website: feelgoodproductivity.com/?utm_campaign=bonus&utm_source=yout… Amazon: go.feelgoodproductivity.com/bulkvidsbefore2021 In this video, I explain the basics of the UK medical training pathways beyond medical school, and give a quick update as to where I currently fit into the picture. 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - aliabdaal.com/newsletter/ 🌍 My website / blog - aliabdaal.com 🎙My weekly podcast - youtube.com/c/notoverthinking 📸 Instagram - instagram.com/aliabdaal 🐦 Twitter - twitter.com/aliabdaal 🎮 Twitch - twitch.tv/aliabdaal TIMESTAMPS: - The basics - Overview of the Foundation Programme - 'The Choice" - Core Medical vs Core Surgical Training - Speciality Training - Run-through specialities / GP - The foundation programme in more detail - how you get allocated to regions - The foundation programme - job ranking - Update from my end - where I fit into the programme currently - The Academic Foundation Programme (AFP) - Brief introduction to the Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) - Summary of UK medical training pathways - Closing comments LINKS: BMA Medical Training Pathway - bma.org.uk/advice/career/studying-medicine/insiders-guide-to… BMA - Applying to the Foundation Programme - bma.org.uk/advice/career/applying-for-training/applying-to-t… 🎬 My online course on video editing - skl.sh/32TpEvm 🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear - kit.co/AliAbdaal Who am I: I'm Ali, a junior doctor working in Cambridge, UK. I make videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. I also have a weekly podcast with my brother (youtube.com/c/notoverthinking), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (aliabdaal.com/newsletter/). 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - aliabdaal.com/newsletter/ 🌍 My website / blog - aliabdaal.com 🎙My weekly podcast - youtube.com/c/notoverthinking 📸 Instagram - instagram.com/aliabdaal 🐦 Twitter - twitter.com/aliabdaal 🎮 Twitch - twitch.tv/aliabdaal PS: I donate 10% of my income to charity every year. Would you like to join me? Learn more about the 10% Pledge: aliabdaal.com/giving-what-we-can/

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