Jayne Evans, a newly-qualified doctor, illustrates the struggle of current medical graduates as the NHS faces challenges in job placements. After completing medical school, she has not been assigned a specific role, only a vague indication of the Trent area. This marks a shift from previous merit-based job allocations aimed at reducing anxiety and perceived inequities among students. As a result, many graduates are left feeling anxious and unprepared for their professional careers, overshadowing their recent successes in qualification.
I was told that I don't have a job set aside for me. They've guaranteed we will only be offered jobs other people decline and there's just no sort of timeline that they can give us.
It could be three weeks before I start work that I find out what city I'm living in.
It’s overshadowed my achievement in qualifying. I was expecting around this time to feel excited or even nervous, but now mostly I just feel left in the dark.
Previously, students were ranked and jobs were allocated based on merit, but this was changed for fear it was stressful for students and particularly unfair on those from deprived backgrounds.
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