March top picks: uncertainty and opportunities

This month has been one reeling with uncertainty. For many medical students, March is one of the most difficult months. For some it was the looming pressure of formative, or maybe even summative examinations; for others it was that final rotation rush to get sign-offs. But for final year medical students across the UK, 7 March marked “deanery day,” the day where incoming doctors were assigned to areas of the country where they’ll spend the next two years. This year the new Preference Informed Allocation system has created waves, as explained in a news analysis. Incoming foundation year 1 doctor Nathanael Leaf criticised it in an opinion piece, asking whether the NHS can afford to lose more doctors through taking …