▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Weight ▁training <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁Foundation ▁doctor ▁( F Y 1 ▁or ▁F Y 2 ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁house ▁officer ) ▁is ▁a ▁grade ▁of ▁medical ▁pract ition er ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁undert aking ▁the ▁Foundation ▁Program me ▁– ▁a ▁two - year , ▁general ▁post grad uate ▁medical ▁training ▁programme ▁which ▁forms ▁the ▁bridge ▁between ▁medical ▁school ▁and ▁special ist / general ▁practice ▁training . ▁ ▁Being ▁a ▁Foundation ▁Doctor ▁is ▁comp uls ory ▁for ▁all ▁newly ▁qualified ▁medical ▁pract ition ers ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁on wards . ▁The ▁grade ▁of ▁Foundation ▁Doctor ▁has ▁replaced ▁the ▁traditional ▁gr ades ▁of ▁pre - reg istration ▁house ▁officer ▁and ▁senior ▁house ▁officer . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁do ctors ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁gain ▁experience ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁posts ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁special ties ▁and ▁health care ▁settings . ▁Learning ▁object ives ▁for ▁each ▁stage ▁are ▁specific ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁clin ical ▁compet ences . ▁ ▁Em phas is ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁assess ment ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁ac utely ▁ill ▁patients , ▁but ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁have ▁str essed ▁that ▁chron ic ▁conditions ▁are ▁also ▁important . ▁ ▁Training ▁also ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁generic ▁professional ▁skills ▁applicable ▁to ▁all ▁areas ▁of ▁medicine ▁– ▁team work , ▁time ▁management , ▁communication ▁and ▁IT ▁skills . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁Year ▁ 1 ▁( F Y 1 / F 1 / F HO 1 ) ▁This ▁year