Postgraduate Training Pathway
Specialty curriculum
The GMC-approved postgraduate training
curriculum
for pallative medicine is available online.
Training pathway
Trainees complete either two years in core
medical training or acute care common stem in acute medicine
(ACCS), GP, anaesthetics and surgery (for the later three
routes in there are further requirements (see person
spec), before entering palliative medicine training at ST3
level through to ST6.
For those following the general practice
route, this will be general practice training years one to
three followed by specialty training for 4 years as defined in
this curriculum (years four to seven). Those doctors training via
this route who have not had adequate experience of adult general
medicine, as defined above, will undertake fixed term specialty
training in medicine before embarking on specialty training in
palliative medicine (years 4-7). Training via the GP route may
therefore take anything between 7 and 8+ years depending on the
nature of the posts completed during foundation and GP
training.
The JRCPTB has detailed information on
Pallative Medicine
Qualifications
MBBS or equivalent medical
qualification. MRCP (UK) or equivalent
Person specification
The
person specification for palliative medicine is
available.
* This information is correct at the time of
writing. Full and accurate details of training pathways are
available from medical royal colleges, deaneries or the
GMC.