DOCTOR IN TRAINING ROLES AND TITLES

F2 (also known as resident doctors)

Foundation Doctor year 2 which means that they are qualified Doctors. F2s are 1-2 years post medical school and will be deciding what speciality they wish to dedicate their career to. F2s will likely be experiencing general practice for the first time as qualified Doctors in this
placement with us. F2s are often with us for 4 months.

GP Registrars (GPRs – also known as Doctors in training or resident doctors formerly
junior doctors)

They have been qualified Doctors for AT LEAST 2 years and often have a lot of experience although this will vary depending on stage of training amongst many other things.
GP registrars have chosen General Practice as a career so are training to be GPs so are on the GP specialty programme overseen by a local GP Training Programme.  This is generally a 3 year programme but can be longer depending on the GP Registrars unique set of circumstances – > average time to complete training around 3.6 years.
GPRs are often with us for 6-12 months. Very occasionally this maybe shorter

GP ST1 (specialist training year 1) -> first year of GP training
GP ST2 (specialist training year 2) – > second year of GP training
GP ST3 (specialist training year 3) -> likely final year of training

Each stage of training carries different requirements for the GP registrar and all GP registrars will have different backgrounds and experiences depending on what stage of training they are at. Whether F2 or GPR, each Doctor in Training will have a named clinical supervisor for their time with us.