Overview
Two-year Combined Infection Training (one year mainly infectious diseases, one year in the microbiology laboratory) followed by higher specialist training in infectious diseases (with GIM), microbiology or virology; tropical medicine posts are also available.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 2 years Combined Infection Training followed by further higher specialist training
- Start
- Early August (Round 1) or early February (Round 2) post start dates
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- GMC-approved programme leading to CCT (or CESR-CP); curriculum by JRCPTB
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Entry at ST4 (Group 1, after full IMT stage 1) or ST3 (Group 2) depending on the chosen infection specialty.
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- GMC registration with a licence to practise
How to apply
- Deadline
- Per the national PHST recruitment round timetable (applications via Oriel)
- Application method
- National recruitment through the Oriel system; shortlisting by self-assessment scoring and interview.
Funding
- Funding
- Salaried NHS specialty registrar posts
Official sources
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