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MEDICINE
Medicine and medical specialties
Diagnosing and managing complex illness in adults, with many organ-based specialties such as cardiology, gastroenterology and respiratory medicine.
| Training length | IMT 3 years, then ST4–ST7 (total 7–8 years) |
|---|---|
| How you enter | Internal Medicine Training (IMT1) after foundation; then a competitive ST4 application in the specialty |
| College | Royal College of Physicians (MRCP(UK) exams, JRCPTB curricula) ↗ |
Exams you will sit
- MRCP(UK) Part 1
- MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written
- MRCP(UK) PACES (practical assessment of clinical examination skills)
- Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) in most medical specialties
Sub-specialising and fellowships
- Cardiology: interventional, electrophysiology, heart failure, imaging
- Gastroenterology and hepatology: endoscopy, transplant hepatology
- Respiratory: interventional pulmonology, sleep
- Neurology: epilepsy, movement disorders, stroke
- Oncology, haematology, renal, endocrinology, geriatrics, infectious diseases, dermatology, rheumatology