Specialties

Introduction

This section describes each specialty and their relevant physiology, pathology, presentations and interventions. 

This section also cover information relevant to specific jobs, e.g. being an FY1 in medicine. 

UK Specialties

Grouped by common training pathways (head to toe)

Core Medical Training (IMT)

• General Medicine, Acute Medicine

• Neurology

• Endocrinology & diabetes

• Cardiology

• Respiratory

• Gastroenterology

• Renal

• Haematology, 

• Dermatology, 

• Rheumatology 

• Geriatrics, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health, Palliative, Medical Oncology

• Clinical pharmacology, occupational medicine, Rehab and sports medicine

Surgery

• Core Surgical Training 

  • ENT

  • General Surgery

  • Urology

  • Vascular

  • Orthopaedics & Trauma

• Run through

  • Neurosurgery

  • Ophthalmology

  • Cardiothoracic's

ACCS

• A&E

• ICU & critical care

• Anaesthetic

GP

Public Health

Psychiatry

Paediatrics (A&E, ICU, Neonates)

Obstetric & Gynaecology

Common UK Jobs

By grade

• FY1

• SHO

  • FY2- FY3/4+

  • CT1-3

• Registrar: ST4-8, or GPST 1-3

• Consultant

By hours

• Within hours 09:00-17:00

• OOH (evenings, weekends, nights)

Foundation Years

FY1 = foundation year one, first year post graduate,

FY1: 4-8 months of surgery, 4-8 months of medicine,

FY2: majority have to do one of GP, psychiatry and A&E (emergency department). 

FY3-4: these are years out of training after FY2. 

Training scheme

Duration: 3-8 years

Specific to each specialties. 

The training schemes and consultant jobs can be radically different.

• CT1-ST8 

  • • • Medicine

      • Surgery

      • ACCS

      • GP

      • Psychiatry

      • Paediatrics

      • Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Written 2024.