Welcoming our new resident doctors

We’ve welcomed hundreds of newly qualified doctors as they start their medical careers with us.
The resident doctors will start their first training year by completing a series of rotations across Queen’s and King George hospitals, known as Foundation Year 1 (F1).
This will develop their clinical skills and decision-making under expert supervision, which prepares doctors for specialist or general practice training.
We’re also saying goodbye to a group of Foundation Year 1 (F1) doctors who started their placements with us back in July last year.
Among them are Bhavika Parmanand and Matthew Robinson, who are now preparing to move into their second year of training at other trusts, known as Foundation Year 2.
They both worked across Queen’s and King George hospitals during their time with us. Matthew said he was able to treat patients from a wide variety of backgrounds when treating our diverse population.
Matthew reflected:
It’s difficult to appreciate how much you grow as a new F1, you forget how you were when you started and now you get to the end, you don’t realise how your skills and knowledge have grown.
In my rotation on general surgery, one gentleman had a very long stay from the start to the end of my rotation.
He was extremely unwell, needing emergency surgery, staying with us through the rehab process with our colleagues from the allied health professions.
Seeing that patient discharged back home was really nice to see. It was really heartwarming seeing him be a patient for so long and progress.
Bhavika praised the support she received from colleagues during her time with us.
She said:
We’ve met wonderful people from diverse backgrounds, and although we all come from various backgrounds, we share the same experiences. It’s really comforting to have each other’s support.”
Recently, a middle-aged gentleman came in looking quite well, but he was very yellow, and that’s one of the signs we always watch for. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with cancer.
He’s always stuck in my mind because he was such a kind man who took everything in his stride.
What struck me most was how grateful he was for everything the nurses, myself, and other staff had done for him had done for him, despite the diagnosis. He sent a lovely piece of feedback naming us and various members of the team. That will always stay with me.
Bhavika is heading to the Royal London Hospital for her second year of training.
Andrew Deaner, our Chief Medical Officer, said:
I’d like to welcome our new resident doctors to our Trust.
Queen’s and King George can be very busy places to work, but they provide amazing breadth of experience for young doctors who will often find it tough. But they will look back on the experience as pivotal in their journey towards being a consultant or GP.
Training and supporting our younger colleagues is an integral part of the role of all senior doctors and we gain immense enjoyment through this.
And we’re always sorry to see our staff move on, but we’re also proud to see how well they’ve developed during the time they’ve worked here.