• Results of recruitment process for 2023 intake

    The Ministry of Health has issued the results of the recruitment process today. Applicants who are overseas can access the results by sending an email to Ms Danica Gauci on danica.gauci@gov.mt citing… ...

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    2023-04-11

  • Call for applications issued

    The Call for applications for entry into the Malta Foundation Programme starting July 2022 has been published. Full details may be found here.

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    2021-09-19

  • Recruitment FP 2022

    The Call for applications for the Malta Foundation Programme starting July 2022 will be published very soon. Please follow this website very closely for updates.

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    2021-09-09

  • Recruitment FP 2021-UPDATE 11/10/20

    Details on the expected Situational Clinical Judgement Assessment are now provided. Please visit the Interview page here for further details. 

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    2020-10-11

Taster Weeks

A 5-day taster can be organised in the specialties below in your FY1 and/or FY2. You may contact the Foundation Programme Office to be able to organise a taster in the specialty of your choice. Please advise us well ahead of your intended taster so that we will be able to organise this for you. You are entitled to 5 days study leave for this taster experience. If you take this opportunity in both your FY1 and FY2, the tasters should be done in different specialties.

You can download the taster timetables below:

Anaesthesia

Cardiology

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Colo-rectal Surgery

Dermatology

Genetics

Genito-Urinary Medicine

Geriatrics

Haematology

Histopathology

Medical Imaging

Microbiology, Virology and Infection Control

Neurology

Neurosurgery

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Ophthalmology

Orthopaedics and Trauma

Otolaryngology, & Head and Neck Surgery

Paediatrics

Pathology

Plastic Surgery

Primary Health Care - Family Medicine

Psychiatry

Public Health

Urology

Vascular Surgery

Trainees are also allowed to perform a Taster week abroad as long as evidence if acceptance of this Taster Week is provided to the FP Office prior to applying and evidence of having undertaken this Taster Week is provided upon return. Arrangements for the overseas Taster may be done by the trainee or help for assignment may be sought from the FP Office

The Foundation School is continually in the process of setting up taster programmes with the help of the specialty leads. If you would like to perform a taster week in a specialty which does not appear above, please let us know and we will try to organise this.

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