The support you can expect during medical school and your training programme:

Although training to be a doctor is hard work, you do get a lot of support from your tutors, supervisors and peers. You will get support from the medical school from your course tutor, whilst you are an undergraduate. Once you have started foundation or specialty training you will get support from both the postgraduate deanery that looks after the training of postgraduate doctors and the NHS organisation for which you will be working. The General Medical Council (GMC) has set standards and curricula for the education of doctors in specialty training and you will have regular local assessments to ensure you are progressing and gaining the knowledge and skills that are required. There are a number of different examinations that you will need to pass during your training; studying and exams do not end when you graduate from medical school!

You will also find support from the British Medical Association and there are other resources such as the website: Support4Doctors.