Any IMG's who have gone through FY1/2

[Cassie19876]

Posting here for traffic, although AIBU to be anxious!

What were the biggest challenges? And what makes a good FY1?

My other half has, well FY2

The nights I guess.

Did he do the stand alone fy2 straight from Med school? What was difficult about nights? We're his seniors supportive?

I’m not an IMG but have had juniors who were. Are you doing the entire F1/F2 rotation or stand alone F2? If you’re joining the Foundation training programme you’ll be led through everything quite gently but standalone F2 posts are variable. Are you straight from med school or have you done a year in your home country?

@Moreisnnogedag I'll be going straight to FY1. I've done a 6 year MD so the final year was a practice year, basically involved asking to do as many things a possible; incubation, canualas, DRE's, auscultating as many px as possible!
But here we do so much surgery, which I haven't really found that useful because often we just stand in theatre observing, maybe we'll assist c-sections or hold a camera.
Culturally, I feel my country is a little different, not much emphasis on the communication side, although we are taught a lot about the importance of obtaining a good HX.

Tell me, what makes a good FY1 ? How were the IMG's compared to those who studied in the UK ?

He’d done equivalent of FY1 abroad (Latin America). He was older than some straight out of med school so in that regard nights must have been tiring but he coped well. Nights in some of the DGH were like a ‘war zone’ with the bleeps going off and people vomiting blood etc. A lot of post take admissions to sort out.
I guess a good junior doctor sorts stuff out and doesn’t phone the reg unless absolutely necessary.
Daytime much easier but a bit boring - lots of blood forms to sign.

He has flown since those days and is a highly regarded consultant in much demand.
There’s more exams too for you of course....

My best FY1s are nothing like I was! They are well organised. They ask constructive questions and learn from them. They don't act outside their competency and I try to be approachable so that they can ask me questions. They have decent breaks for lunch so that they can work refreshed. They are nice to the nurses and other healthcare professionals we have. They ask the pharmacist when they need help with tricky prescriptions.

If I could do it again, I'd concentrate on learning as much medicine as I could, focus on how to look after septic patients before they get too sick, and try to leave on time a bit more! Don't worry too much about the surgery - surgical FY1s and 2s spend most of their time dealing with medical problems in surgical patients. And most Medical registrars will be pleased to help you but will be quicker if they think there's a chocolate biscuit in it - hobnobs are good...