The introduction of healthcare-based apprenticeships to become both a physician associate and a doctor has been approved for delivery in England. This will revolutionize medical training and it is hoped that medical training would be more accessible. This has generated a mixture of reactions, some enthusiastic and others concerned. This paper gauges interest among staff at Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in pursuing training as a doctor and/or physician associate through the apprenticeship route. Applicants were interviewed to discover their motivations for interest, and the potential benefit to the Trust of these new opportunities was also assessed. This revealed that applicants were primarily driven through intrinsic motivations, such as a lifelong dream to be a doctor and a desire to fulfil a patient-facing role. Many expressed financial and social situations were a barrier to prior application, making the apprenticeship role more attractive. Healthcare professionals should accurately represent the population that they serve, which is currently not the case. The prospective applicants, with diverse backgrounds and existing healthcare experience, can help to improve patient care through their diverse perspective and understanding of multidisciplinary team working. This article highlights the potential of medical-based apprenticeships to help address longstanding challenges in medical education and workforce diversity. Furthermore, there could be significant financial and practical benefits to the trust of upskilling enthusiastic staff. However, there is currently a lack of clarity regarding selection processes and entry criteria, which must be addressed.

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医疗保健学徒：评估急症护理提供者 NHS 组织的潜在好处。

英格兰已批准引入以医疗保健为基础的学徒制，以成为医师助理和医生。这将彻底改变医疗培训，并且希望医疗培训将更加容易获得。这引起了不同的反应，一些人热情，另一些人担忧。本文评估了 Barking、Havering 和 Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust 的工作人员对通过学徒途径接受医生和/或医师助理培训的兴趣。申请人接受了采访，以了解他们感兴趣的动机，并评估了这些新机会给信托基金带来的潜在利益。这表明，申请人主要是由内在动机驱动的，例如成为一名医生的毕生梦想和履行面向患者的角色的愿望。许多人表示，财务和社会状况是提前申请的障碍，这使得学徒职位更具吸引力。医疗保健专业人员应该准确代表他们所服务的人群，但目前情况并非如此。具有不同背景和现有医疗保健经验的潜在申请人可以通过他们的不同视角和对多学科团队工作的理解来帮助改善患者护理。本文强调了基于医学的学徒制在帮助解决医学教育和劳动力多样性方面长期存在的挑战方面的潜力。此外，对热衷于提高技能的员工的信任可能会带来巨大的财务和实际效益。然而，目前选拔流程和准入标准尚不明确，必须予以解决。