Welcome to our 2026 Foundation Programme Sharing Event Page
Our Facilitators
Dr Sara Evans, Foundation Year 1 Training Programme Director & Medical Education Leaders UK Foundation Rep
Dr Shum Dev, Lead Foundation Training Programme Director & Medical Education Leaders UK Foundation Rep
Dr Ali Carter, Foundation & Undergraduate Dean for London & Director of the London Foundation School
Programmes
Speakers
Professor Chris Whitty
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) England
Dr Mike Masding
National Clinical Director of the UK Foundation Programme Office
Dr Dasha Ibrahim, Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine & Leadership
Dr Kaveeta Malhi,
FY2 Doctor
Dr Mike Masding and Dr Ali Carter proudly presented certificates to the winners and runners-up of both the Poster and Oral Presentation categories
1st Place Oral Presentation
Dr Danielle Franklin
Understanding “What makes a good day?” through the mixed media of pot noodles, tractors and towers
1st Place Poster Presentation
Dr Kushagra Bisht, Dr Georgia Allison, Dr Megan Robinson, Dr Aimée Russell
Green Leadership: Empowering Foundation Doctors to Drive Sustainable Change in Healthcare
2nd Place Oral Presentation
Dr Arunchana Maheswaran
Speed-Dating for FY1s: Turning Strangers in Supportive Colleagues
2nd Place Poster Presentation
Dr Manas Soni, Dr Cameron Dent
A Hybrid Retrieveal System for Democratising Institutional Operational Knowledge Among Foundation Doctors
3rd Place Oral Presentation
Dr Charles Thomas
Impact of a Mental Health Simulation-based training course for the Interprofessional team at GSTT
3rd Place Poster Presentation
Dr Haroon Siddique, Dr Roshan Siddique, Dr Ali Al-Sharifi, Dr Raushan Takhar, Dr Rebecca Stoyles
Improving Foundation Doctor understanding of the e-portfolio: A multi-centre survey and early implementation of short navigational videos in the Black Country
Oral Presentations:
If the oral presenters have given permission you will be able to view their presentation by clicking on the title
- Growing Foundation Doctor Leadership Within the Royal College of Physicians – Dr Seán Coghlan
- Facilitating International Research Opportunities in Specialised Foundation Training (SFP): A Model for Collaborative Skill Development – Dr Holly F Egan
- Generalist Skills in Foundation Training: a universal introduction – Miss Helen Cattermole & Dr Ragunath Ramachandran
- Engaging and Listening: Walking the Wards – Professor Matt Phillips
- Understanding “What makes a good day?” through the mixed media of pot noodles, tractors and towers – Dr Danielle Franklin 1ST PLACE AWARD
- SIMley: Redefining FY1 Induction – Dr Miguel Vella, Dr Iram Lodhi, Dr Lydia Grinsted Tate
- On-Call Priority’ – a new approach to training in on-call prioritisation –Miss Florence Shekelton
- Empowering open conversations through ward round simulation – Dr Karen Bryan
- Impact of a Mental Health Simulation-based Training Course for the Interprofessional Team at GSTT – Dr Charles Thomas 3RD PLACE AWARD
- Speed-Dating for FY1s: Turning Strangers into Supportive Colleagues – Dr Aruchana Maheswaran 2ND PLACE AWARD
Posters:
If the presenters have given permission you will be able to view their posters by clicking on the title
- Building psychiatric expertise in the medical workforce: a review, redesign and expansion of psychiatry teaching for foundation doctors – Dr Rhian Bold & Dr Abi Francis
- Identifying the challenges faced by foundation trainees with neurodivergence at Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) NHS Foundation Trust and developing a support pathway for affected trainees – Dr Duncan Murray Uren, Dr Kaiyang Song, Qiqi Chua, William Wallace, Ellie Barnes, Ivan Tomasi, Magda Sbai
- Medical Graduate to Foundation Doctor; Does the certainty of Pre-Allocation ease transition? – Dr Robert Tuckwell, Dr Helen Barker, Dr Georgia Winnett, Dr Ritwik Banerjee, Ms Garima Govind, Dr Giselle Hughes, Dr Sue Yan
- From Ballet to Bearded Dragons: The Foundations of Medical Education Through the “Five Minute Teach” – Ms Garima Govind, Dr Robert Tuckwell, Dr Giselle Hughes, Dr Sue Yan, Dr Linh Nguyen, Dr Harry Holkham, Dr Ritwik Banerjee
- Green Leadership: Empowering Foundation Doctors to Drive Sustainable Change in Healthcare – Dr Kushagra Bisht, Dr Georgia Allison, Dr Megan Robinson, Dr Aimee Russell 1ST PLACE POSTER AWARD
- Remote Consultation Skills Training in Foundation Programme: An exploratory training needs analysis from faculty & trainees’ perspectives – Dr Linh Trang Nguyen, Dr Nicola Jones, Dr Ritwik Banerjee
- A Hybrid Retrieval System for Democratising Institutional Operational Knowledge Among Foundation Doctors – Dr Manas Soni, Dr Cameron Dent 2ND PLACE POSTER AWARD
- Improving Foundation Doctor Understanding of the e-Portfolio: A Multi-Centre Survey and Early Implementation of Short Navigation Videos in the Black Country – Dr Roshan Siddique, Dr Rebecca Stoyles, Dr Ali Al-sharifi, Dr Raushan Takhar, Dr Haroon Siddique 3RD PLACE POSTER AWARD
- Educational Supervision in Foundation Training: A Comparative Qualitative Study of Resident and Supervisor Perspectives – Dr Giselle Hughes, Dr Robert Tuckwell, Dr Garima Govind, Dr Sue Yan, Dr Ritwik Banerjee, Dr Nicola Jones
- Escaping Traditional Teaching: A Novel Burns Management Escape Room for Foundation Doctors – Miss Anastasia Tzatzidou, Dr Philippa Mallon, Dr Eugene Yap, Dr Deep Babla, Dr Orhan Orhan
- Improving Resident Doctors’ Awareness And Confidence In Future Career Pathways Via A Trust-Wide Careers Fair – Dr Srividhya Sankaran, Dr Jackie Odunwo, Pragna Kasetti, Nihara Herath, Tara O’Cleirigh, Hind Haffar, Michele Chan, Oyinkansola Bello, Alicia Le Pere, Aniket Kochhar, Sara Mokbel
Latest Articles
FY1 Doctors & Locum Work
Provisionally registered doctors (foundation year one/F1) must not undertake formal locum posts or activities
GP Trainees in Secondary Care
Read Helen Cattermole’s article covering what has changed, why are GP Training needs different? How can secondary care Trusts and educators support the training of our primary care colleagues?
Healthcare Inequalities
Health Inequalities conference hosted by RSM – Read Prof Helen Steed’s article