Year 1 Training Programme

Employment and Leave

The STRs are all employed by University Hospitals of Bristol Trust. Their salary, travel, and on call costs are re-charged from UHBT to the trust at which the STR is working. The re-location budget is held by UHBT.  The STRs rotate to a new hospital attachment every 6 months throughout their 5 years of training.

All leave has to be approved by the Tutors at the hospital at which the STR is working.

Study leave requests must be approved at the the trust at which the STR is working, and then forwarded to   at the Severn Deanery for approval by the Head of School.  The claim for expenses is processed by the Deanery, who hold the study leave budget for all the STRs, after the leave has been taken. 

Induction

There is a comprehensive induction programme during the first two weeks for each STR on joining the scheme. All STRs attend the Bristol Royal Infirmary induction on the first two days of their employment, and then a radiology induction in their second week. They attend Southmead Hospital induction either in September, or in February when they rotate there. Details on the Induction web page.

Teaching       

There is a 6 month physics and anatomy teaching programme covering the FRCR I syllabus from September until March each year, followed by a 4 month Emergency Radiology programme from April until July. Details on the Teaching web pages.

Exams

Part I of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists is taken in March each year.  From 2010 onwards it  includes the radiological anatomy syllabus and the Radiology physics syllabus.

Rotations

The STRs spend 6 months at either UHBT or North Bristol Trust (Southmead and Frenchay hospitals), and then swop over for the second 6 months.

The first 6 months are spent rotating through the radiology department spending 4 weeks in each of the main imaging modalities :

In the second 6 months the STRs start a cycle of 3 months attachments covering the 6 modules of the FRCR II exam, The modular rotation is continued and completed in the second year :

Targets for the Year

There are strict targets which must be achieved if an STR is to pass seamlessly through their ARCP (Annual Review of Competence Progression) into the next year. Each year's targets are detailed in their web pages.

Work Based Assessments

On Call

First year STRs do not do on call duties. At present it is expected that they may joint the on call rota at their hospital at the end of their second year, and definitely at the start of their third year.