Are there differences between those doctors who apply for a training post in Foundation Year 2 and those who take time out of the training pathway? : A UK multicohort study

Acknowledgments UK Medical Education Database ('UKMED') UKMEDP 046 extract generated on 20 July 2018. We are grateful to UKMED for the use of these data. However, UKMED bears no responsibility for their analysis or interpretation. The data includes information derived from that collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited ('HESA') and provided to the GMC ('HESA Data'). HESA Student Record 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited. The Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited makes no warranty as to the accuracy of the HESA Data, cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from data or other information supplied by it. Funding: Funding for this study was provided by the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO), who commissioned the authors to carry out an independent analysis of the research question presented in this paper. Data availability statement: Data may be obtained from a third party and are not publicly available.Peer reviewedPublisher PD