YHFS Specialised Foundation Programmes
South Yorkshire (SY)
In collaboration with the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, South Yorkshire offers a total of 33 Academic programmes incorporating:
- 12 Academic Research placements
- 21 Medical Education placements (12 Sheffield, 6 Barnsley & 3 Doncaster)
From August 2023 there are also 3 Medical Education posts that will cross both East Yorkshire and South Yorkshire with the FY1 year being based at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby and the FY2 year being based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The 4 month academic placement will be hosted by HYMS.
The webpage link at the end of this paragraph links to some of the projects completed by previous academic foundation trainees, and to a list of potential projects for future years. Projects can be developed in many specialities and trainees at Sheffield are welcome to contact potential supervisors and develop ideas in their own areas of interest, and we offer help with this. University of Sheffield FP
Whilst a list of previous projects can be explored via the projects and supervisors button at the foot of this page, a list of potential projects can be located via University of Sheffield Potential Projects.
The full academic rotations for South Yorkshire are available at the bottom of the page.
For further information regarding Medical Education placements, please see the job description at the bottom of the page.
How to Apply
Information will be published on the UKFPO website. For details of how to apply, please see our Allocation Process section. If you have any queries, please contact england.foundation.yh@nhs.net
Example Academic Foundation Placements and Supervisors – Sheffield, South Yorkshire
The list below shows the range of Academic Foundation placements which have been offered for a 4-month project in academic FY2 at the University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. This list is not exhaustive and is an indication of the type of research areas we have available at Sheffield.
If you are interested in research in a particular specialty which is not represented below please contact the Foundation Support Team (england.foundation.yh@nhs.net) for further information.
| Supervisor | Clinical Specialty | Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Newell-Price, Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson | Oncology and Metabolism | Epigenetic regulation of the HPA axis: focus on proopiomelanocortin. |
| Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Chris McDermott | Translational Neuroscience | HighCALS - understanding high calorie nutritional interventions in pwALS from the perspectives of MDT members, patients and carers. |
| Helen Crimlisk, Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Michelle Marshall | Medical Education | Creation of interactive content to increase student interest and engagement in, and future recruitment to psychiatry. |
| Ian Sabroe, Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Michelle Marshall | Medical Humanities | How far does the Student Assistantship prepare Foundation Trainees for clinical decision making? A Qualitative Assessment. |
| Pirashanthie Vivekananda-Schmidt, Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Michelle Marshall | Medicine | Developing a prototype for an online revision resource for medical students, for Public Health and Medical Ethics. |
| Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Markus Reuber | Neurology | Developing a questionnaire to aid differential diagnosis of transient loss of consciousness. |
| Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Michelle Marshall, Vandana Vora | Palliative Care | Difficult communication: a focus group assessing the preparedness of final year medical students. |
| Pamela Shaw, Lynsey Grieveson, Caroline Mitchell | Translational Neuroscience | Identification and validation of novel genetic risk factors for familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |
| Alastair Graham, Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Michelle Marshall | Medical Education | In-situ training in the ED, is it worth it? A literature review of current simulation-based training. |
| Joanne Thompson, Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Michelle Marshall | Primary Care | Do undergraduate medical students feel prepared talking to children with long term conditions and their families? |
| Michelle Marshall, Alastair Graham, Lynsey Grieveson | Medical Education | Enhancing students' engagement and learning in theatre during their surgical placement. |
| Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Michelle Marshall, Karen Rogstad | Medical Leadership and Management | Medical Leadership and Management within the Undergraduate Curriculum |
| Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Alan Lobo | Gastroenterology | Secondary Loss of Response to Vedoluzimab in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review and Experience from a Tertiary Referral Centre. |
| Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Oliver Bandmann | Neurosciences | Investigating cumulative genetic defects in Parkinson’s disease mutant zebrafish. |
| Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson | Primary Care | Heterogeneity of reason for consultation in frequent attenders to accident and emergency. |
| Caroline Mitchell, Lynsey Grieveson, Albert Ong | Nephrology | The overall aim of this project is to further validate several compounds shown to modify the zebrafish (Danio rerio) pkd2 phenotype and to the expression of pkd2 in vivo. |
South Yorkshire Rotation: Specialised Foundation Programme in Medical Education
Roles and responsibilities during the Medical Education rotation at Sheffield
The information included below will help prospective trainees (SFPs in Medical Education) to understand the structure, format, opportunities, and requirements to successfully complete the rotation in medical education.
Dr Amir Burney is clinical supervisor during the four-month rotation in Medical education at the Section of Medical Education (formally known as the Academic Unit of Medical Education) during SFP FY2.
In addition to the standard Foundation Programme requirements, there are core requirements for the academic part of the post, namely, the teaching activities (which SFPs complete during their rotation), the academic project and presentation of an abstract based on their medical education project at the HEE YH Academic Presentation Day.
Educational Supervisor
SFPs will need to have one educational supervisor for the second year as an SFP FY2. The educational supervisor is for the year and could be their clinical supervisor from the first rotation.
The educational opportunities during the Medical Education rotation at Sheffield include the following:
The time during the 4 - rotation in Medical Education (Monday to Friday) is usually split between Anatomy (Medical School - Monday to Wednesday), ILA Sessions _ Sheffield Integrated Learning Activities (Medical School) and at the Clinical Skills Centre (Wednesday, Thurs and Friday), Samuel Fox House, Northern General Hospital.
Please note that the days may be subject to change given what teaching activities are taking place and if students are away on a break etc. More detail is provided at induction when SFPs commence their rotation in medical education.
Teaching
Anatomy teaching sessions
Lectures and small groups teaching sessions such as the Sheffield ILAs (Integrated Learning Activity)
Clinical Skills Refreshers Courses for returning students
Clinical Skills Procedures teaching sessions
Simulation Based teaching sessions
Note: There are times depending on which rotation the SFP doctors undertake during year 2, e.g. rotation 1 , 2 or 3 where the teaching commitments may vary. There is ample self-directed time provided and this can also be negotiated further if required with me as the supervisor during the Medical Education rotation.
Assessments
Training in assessments delivered by the assessment team at Sheffield. These are free training sessions and help the SFPs to train to become examiners. This included Question writing workshops and training to become an OSCE examiner.
Experience in assessments includes marking of essays on the Students’ Self-Selected Components (SSCs), taking part in Mock OSCEs, Internal Quality Assessments (IQA) of examination papers and standard setting of exam papers.
SFPs also get the opportunity to observe the Phase 2b (third year) OSCE examinations which take place in November each year and Phase 4 (Final Years) OSCEs which take place usually in March.
Assessing second year medical students (Phase 2a) during their assessments in simulation known as FOPS (Formal Assessment of Clinical Skills).
Assessing returning students in clinical skills, for example after a leave of absence or completing an intercalation.
Personal professional development
This includes the work on their educational project. Examples of previous project titles and a list of potential supervisors are provided to the SFPs during year 1. The SFPs decide about their project and identify a supervisor during year 1, and submit a proposal to the Foundation School for approval.
To continue to complete the education modules as prescribed by the Foundation School.
Required to present an abstract based on their medical education project at the YHFS SFP Presentation Day.
HORUS Portfolio
The Horus Portfolio is used to monitor the SFP’s progress throughout the academic programme and completion is mandatory. SFPs will have many opportunities to develop their teaching skills during the medical education rotation and it is important that this is documented as learning in their portfolio. Supervisory meetings are also recorded in the Foundation HORUS ePortfolio.
During the rotation in Medical Education
Google Calendar
At Sheffield, our shared Google Calendar is called "Academic F2s". The new SFPs are added when they commence their rotation in medical education.
WhatsApp Group
At Sheffield,there is a 'Clinical Skills Sheffield WhatsApp group' to keep everyone in the loop. When SFPs commence their rotation and have consented to share their number, the group is set up.
Annual Leave
SFPs in year 2 have 9 days of annual leave during the rotation which can be requested using the standard Trust form. Once this has the approval, the Annual Leave form can be posted to the relevant Trust address (internal mail).
