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Approved, definitive specialty and sub-specialty training curricula can be found by clicking on the link in bold in the middle column of the table.

The associated assessment systems can be found by clicking on the link in bold in the right hand column of the table.

The annual college summary must be read in conjunction with the approved curriculum and assessment system.

The symbol  - denotes that approved minor changes and/or major changes to the curriculum and/or associated assessment system have been made for a particular time period.

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Specialty Curriculum

Associated Assessment System

Approved Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Anaesthetists

Anaesthetics

Anaesthetics

Intensive Care Medicine

Intensive Care Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine (also known as Accident and Emergency Medicine)

Sub-speciality:

Emergency Medicine (also known as Accident and Emergency Medicine)

Sub-speciality:

General Practitioners

General Practice

General Practice

Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board

Allergy

Allergy

 

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Audiological Medicine

Audiological Medicine

Cardiology

Cardiology

Clinical Genetics

Clinical Genetics

Clinical Neurophysiology

Clinical Neurophysiology

 

 

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Dermatology

Dermatology

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus

Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus

Gastroenterology

Sub-specialty:

Gastroenterology

Sub-specialty:

General (Internal) Medicine

General (Internal) Medicine

Genito-urinary Medicine

Genito-urinary Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Haematology

Haematology

Immunology

Immunology

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

Medical Oncology

Medical Oncology

Medical Ophthalmology

Medical Ophthalmology

Neurology

Neurology

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine

Paediatric Cardiology

Paediatric Cardiology

Palliative Medicine

Palliative Medicine

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Pharmaceutical Medicine

Pharmaceutical Medicine

Rehabilitation Medicine

Rehabilitation Medicine

No minor changes reported to the curriculum or assessment system for this speciality.

Renal Medicine

Renal Medicine

Respiratory Medicine

Respiratory Medicine

Rheumatology

Rheumatology

Sport and Exercise Medicine

Sport and Exercise Medicine

Tropical Medicine

Tropical Medicine

Sub-specialties:

Sub-specialties:

Joint Committee on Surgical Training

Cardiothoracic Surgery

For all Surgical Specialties

General Surgery

Neurosurgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Otolaryngology

Paediatric Surgery

Plastic Surgery

Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

No minor changes reported to the curriculum or assessment system for this specialty.

Urology

Obstetricians and Gynaeco-logists

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Sub-specialties:

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

(including sub-specialties)

 

 

 

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Occupational Medicine

Occupational Medicine

Occupational Medicine

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

Ophthal-mologists

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Paediatrics and Child Health

Paediatrics

All trainees must follow levels one and two, as listed below. They may then decide to follow level three (General Paediatrics) or one of the listed sub - specialties.

Sub-specialties
(at Level 3)

For Paediatrics and the 15 sub-specialities

Pathologists

Chemical Pathology

Chemical Pathology

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

 

 

 

Histopathology

Sub-specialties:

Histopathology

Sub-specialties:

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

 

 

 

Medical Microbiology and Virology

Medical Microbiology and Virology

Annual College Summary 2008/2009

 

Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics
(Being decommissioned)

Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics
(Being decommissioned)

Psychiatrists

General Psychiatry

General Psychiatry

 

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Forensic Psychiatry

Forensic Psychiatry

 

Old Age Psychiatry

Old Age Psychiatry

 

Psychiatry of Learning Disability

Psychiatry of Learning Disability

 

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Sub-specialties:

Sub-specialties:

Public Health

Public Health Medicine

Public Health Medicine

Radiologists

Clinical Oncology (formerly known as Radiotherapy)

Clinical Oncology (formerly known as Radiotherapy)

 

Clinical Radiology

Clinical Radiology




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