Thanks. I have agreed now to do the final year, but will keep my eyes open for other possibilities. Wonder what else I could do with my (little rusty) medical knowledge...How about you, totallymummy? Are you any futher with investigating your options? Good luck to you too

Hi, there. It all does seem a bit unfair, especially if the Dean was happy for you to proceed. Being from another country is only thing I could think of! I guess repeating some of med school could be to do with the introduction this year of revalidation?
Good Luck.

Thanks,totallymumy. If that`s the case, they never told me ( I don`t think it was, since Hungary, where I am from is now in the EU and my degree is fully recognized here, I know a lot of Hungarians who work here as doctors no problem) The Dean suggested me to do a 2 months medical attachment and I was more than happy to do that, was ready to start in November. It was the Medical School who pulled out the last minute saying that I would need significantly more training due to my little experience. That`s why I am a bit upset...but if it is the only way, I will do it, I guess, just a bit disappointed at the moment (was looking forward to the attachment and an F1 job in February, actually earning money not spending thousands more on training)But I know, it was never going to be easy.

Hi there, from reading your message my impression is that they are asking you to repeat finals because you qualified from another country rather than your short postgraduate experience. If this is the case you may not be able to take the short cut others have taken with an unpaid clinical assistant type attachment. You need to clarify this with the Dean, otherwise it seems a bit extreme. Hope that's helpful.

Hi, I am new to Mumsnet and only joined because I came across with this "topic" which is very close to my heart right now and I can`t discuss it with anybody else(don`t know anybody in the same situation as me)
I am a qualified doctor, have a full GMC registration, but very little postgraduate experience(1.5 years).I have been a SAHM for 8 years (3 boys) but keen and hoping to get back to medicine one day. Contacted the Postgraduate Dean (very helpful) and the Medical School, they basically want me to do the final year again, with exams and everything, starting next July.I do worry how we will manage financially (I would have to pay for it, a lot, plus all the childcare expenses) and juggling work, studying, kids...and just wonder if there is a shorter rute (and possibly less expensive) to gain the experience I need. Maybe I should try to arrange my own attachments as some of you did? I didn`t qualify in the UK and not familiar with this system (even though I have lived here for 13 years now)

totallymummy ~ know absolutely where you are coming from and it's not easy is it?

Even now with my youngest at 8 yrs I have sudenly realised I will not be there for the christmas holidays etc !

I clerked in my first patient from the start today in A & E ~ it went quite well but slow and I thought the getting it down on paper bit would be easy but I kept having to go back and add bits in!!

I still need quite a bit of practice I think.

Next stop cardiology ~ I'm hoping to do some over the next few weeks.

I find I need to go over everything to check
1/If I can remember it
2/Find out what has changed
3/See if I can still do it!

Well it's obviously not going to be easy after all this time so I think I just have to keep trying.

Hi there, I was so encouraged by this thread. I haven't worked in medicine now for about 5 years. After qualifying in 98 I did house jobs and a year of GP scheme then had DD1. After 3 years and DS decided to change to Pathology and be flexible trainee 2.5 days a week but didn't work out and had to quit after only 4 months due to chidcare issues and the fact that my part-time pay did not cover childcare (in London). Also my job as flexible trainee was parttime in a fulltime post and therefore I was always dumping on my collegues as no-one filled the other 2.5 days! I am now SAHM with 3 children (DD2 is only 20m)and do wonder if I will ever have any kind of career back in medicine...as job would have to fit in with children and very busy husband in clinician Scientist job! But you give me hope...that my gap filled CV may be worth something...!Keep posting your progress! Are there any more SAHM doctors out there? Thankyou!

Update ~ have done 5 weeks clinical attachment now and have got an sho post starting in december ~ am equally pleased and nervous lol

That's great galen well done!
I've had a really good week ~ everyone has been lovely and it's been really interesting... but I feel my age a little and a bit out of my depth.
Common sense is telling me I can't be expected to catch up straight away and just to stick at it but I feel it's a very steep learning curve atm!

Oh ...new update ! had an email to see there is a consultant who would be "happy" to have me, and then will employ me as a locum staff grade once she feels I am "safe "LOL with a view to permenant position YAY
It is on ward I have worked on before, and know the consultant (not worked for her though before) and a lot of the staff - so all good!
I have also found a childminder with vacancies ... so looks like it is all systems go!! Now just need to aquire a Psychiatry textbook and get reading LOL