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This month saw the first cohort of medical students given foundation programme places using new rankings. Nat Leaf and Éabha Lynn assess the system and the reactions to it
On 8 March medical students were told which deanery they’d be working under from August, with places allocated for the first time using the new preference informed allocation system.
In June 2023 the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) confirmed that PIA would be introduced for the 2024 foundation programme.1 It uses a ranking system that’s “computer generated with no meritocratic assessment.”2 Medical students are ordered randomly by the Oriel system, which uses an algorithm to assign applicants to their preferred deanery.
This means that those ranked higher by the computer are more likely to receive their first preference, while those ranked lower are less fortunate. Those left unallocated after this first pass are granted their highest available preference on the algorithm’s second pass, and so on
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The recently announced changes to how academic foundation jobs are allocated will not remove the barriers that prevent clinicians from pursuing research, write Marina Politis , Kate Womersley , and Charlotte Summers
The UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) recently announced major changes to the specialised foundation programme (SFP) an academic pathway for newly qualified doctors. Applicants will no longer be able to select academic jobs for which to interview; instead, these jobs will be assigned by a computer ranking system that’s not linked to applicants’ previous achievements.1 The introduction of this preference informed allocation system for the main foundation programme was met with frustration in 2023.2 The decision by UKFPO to extend it, and to incorporate the SFP into the allocation process for the main foundation programme rather than having a separate application, will make the NHS a less attractive place to train for doctors who are considering a clinical academic
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