Hi everyone,

I'm looking in to applying for grad entry medicine 2008. I'm 22 and will be 24 when I start the course (if I get in first time which I hear is not likely). I would like to have children at some point, as does my partner, and I wanted to know if you can take time out of a career in medicine to do this.

Is there the opportunity to take a year out between completing the course and beginning the foundation years? If you do this are you less likely to get a foundation job? Can you do the foundation years part time or is it full time only? Following the foundation years what is the situation with training in your speciality ie. can you do this part time or is it full time only?

Sorry for all the questions but any advice would be great....I would really like to know if and when in a medical career it is possible to take time out to have children and if flexible working is available so that you can actually spend time with them!!

Thanks in advance