The Pre‐registration Year: It’s Time for Job Reprofiling Available to Purchase

The pre‐registration house officers′ year has a dual purpose. On the one hand, there is the basic service requirement for long hours of routine assistance to senior medical staff. On the other hand, there is the educational component of the job as seen in the GMC and post‐graduate deans′ objectives. Reports on a study which shows there is considerable tension between these two objectives. Examines the extent and nature of this divergence. Suggests that there are two problems to be addressed:how best to generate a sense of ownership and affinity to the trust hospital, and even more fundamental, requires a strategic audit and reappraisal of the purpose of the pre‐registration year and strongly suggests the desirability of reprofiling it in order to provide a rich working experience and learning environment.