The Malta Foundation School is pleased to announce that the new website of the Malta Foundation Programme is now live. It has been given a fresh look and relevant information updated. The Malta FP logo has also been changed. The artwork follows the concept of the initial logo and reflects the path of progression of…
The Malta Foundation Programme has been working on a new website. It has been beta-tested since the 1st June 2023, and planned to go live on 30th June. This followed on from the first website which has been online since 2013. The new website was developed on the WordPress platform and this should make is…
Below you can find for download, documents which are useful for the Foundation Programme Malta. Trainee handbooks The most recent publication of the Foundation Programme Malta Office has been the Foundation Programme Guidebook. This publication gives a very down to earth insight into Foundation training in Malta, with useful tips by the Foundation docdtors themselves. You may…
Malta is a member of the European Union, but it has been given a derogation from the European Working Time Directive and as a result doctors work longer hours per week than for example in the UK. Furthermore doctors are allowed to opt out of the EWTD and are able to work longer hours if…
Besides the SLEs, trainees also have to perform a Multi-source feedback as part of their Assessment at the workplace. Trainees should send out electronic tickets via their e-portfolio to their colleagues so that they can be assessed on their behaviour at the workplace. The details can be found below. Multi-Source Feedback (MSF) Multi-source feedback – Team Assessment…
Supervised Learning Events (SLEs) The Malta Foundation Programme uses 4 types of SLEs which are summarised below: 1. Case-based Discussion (CbD) This is a structured discussion of clinical cases managed by the foundation doctor. Its strength is discussion of clinical reasoning. Feedback and debriefing A key component of the assessment process is the provision of feedback and…
The following list sets out the minimum expected level of performance for satisfactory completion of the Malta Foundation Programme. The Malta Foundation School may also include additional requirements. A Foundation Year 2 doctor must meet the following minimum expected level of performance for satisfactory completion of the Foundation Programme:
The Malta Foundation Programme offers clinical skills training in procedures that all foundation doctors are expected to be competent and confident to do. These include: venepuncture and IV cannulation, arterial blood gas sampling, blood cultures, urethral catheterisation, nasogastric tube insertion, spirometry, peak flow and ECG training. In selected specialties, the following may also be done…
The placements within the Malta Foundation Programme are 3 month posts. In F1, all trainees are expected to rotate through at least 3 months each of Medicine and Surgery. Throughout the 2 year period, they are then expected to do at least 6 months of Medicine (3 months of which may be in a related…
Posts for Basic Specialist Trainee positions open each year, usually around March. The Call for applications is advertised in the Government Gazette. Further information about each individual training programme may found on the Specialist Accreditation Committee site here. For more detailed information about Post-graduate Medical Training, you may contact: Mr Emanuel Gatt Head, Postgraduate Training Centre [email protected]…
