All foundation doctors across the UK will be required to accrue a minimum of 60 hours teaching during each 12 months of foundation training. As an F2 you will now have access to a regional teaching programme.
How does it work?
The regional teaching programme will be accessed online through Maxcourse. It is important you set your account up on the correct Maxcourse site as several schools use Maxcourse. Please see Maxcourse – Quick User Guide for further instructions.
You will need to sign in and set up your account on Maxcourse to access and book regional teaching sessions. Please ensure you read the study leave guidance
To attend a regional teaching session, you must book study leave giving the required period of notice to the specialty and rota you will be working in at the time. The regional teaching sessions are free and you can claim travel expenses if required.
We recommend you attend 24 hours from the regional teaching programme during your F2 year. You can choose the sessions that best suit your interests and educational needs.
We are asking all F2s not to book any more than 36 hours of teaching to ensure all foundation doctors have a fair opportunity to attend sessions.
You must not book all your sessions within one 4-month placement – you are asked to spread them across the year.
Not all sessions will be available at the start of the year due to scheduling so please make sure you continue to check Maxcourse for additional sessions. You will not be emailed separately every time a new session is added.
ALS is not included in the total hours
Other study leave approved courses will not count as teaching for this purpose.
Some courses are run on more than one occasion. Please do not sign up for the same course on different days. Multiple bookings will lead to you being removed from one of them. There will be more courses added throughout the year.
If you have any questions about the F2 teaching, or how to book onto the regional teaching days then please ask for help early from your trust foundation programme co-ordinator / educational supervisor / foundation programme director.
Teaching remains a requirement for successful progression at ARCP and not understanding the process will not be an acceptable reason for not evidencing a minimum of 60 hours teaching.