Overview
RCPI 2-year International Clinical Fellowship Programme track in Dermatologic Surgery for government-sponsored overseas specialists, aligned with RCPI HST dermatology principles and UEMS standards.
The programme
- Focus
- Dermatologic surgery
- Training type
- Clinical fellowship
- Specialty associations
- Not yet verified
- Learning format
- Structured clinical fellowship in accredited Irish hospitals with ePortfolio, annual evaluations and curriculum-mapped clinical activities
- Duration
- 2 years
- Start
- Training year usually July–July (aligned with national HST programmes)
- Positions
- Not stated on the official page
- Accreditation
- Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Certificate of Completion on successful finish
- Department
- Institute of Medicine / Dermatology ICFP
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Primary medical degree through English; structured internship; completed national residency with examinations; ≥1 year post-residency specialty experience; eligible for Irish Medical Council Supervised Division; government-sponsored (self-sponsored ineligible); citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or UAE; IELTS academic 7.0 (min 6.5 each domain) or OET grade B all domains before joining
- Qualification requirement
- Completed four/five-year national residency programme with incorporated examinations; post-residency specialty experience as above
- Citizenship requirement
- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates
- Practice location requirement
- Not yet verified
- Membership requirement
- Not yet verified
- Eligibility restrictions
- Not yet verified
- Language
- English — IELTS academic 7.0 (min 6.5 each domain) or OET B in all domains
- Teaching language
- Not stated on the official page
- Clinical language
- Not stated on the official page
- International applicants
- Yes — programme is for overseas government-sponsored doctors from listed Gulf countries
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on the official page
- Visa route
- Not stated on the official page
- Visa sponsorship
- Not stated on the official page
- Visa support
- IMC Supervised Division registration pathway required; visa details via RCPI/employer processes
How to apply
- Deadline
- ICFP recruitment currently closed on the official Apply page — register interest for the next cycle
- Application method
- RCPI International Clinical Fellowship Programme application (government sponsorship required)
- Documents
- Not stated on the official page
- Contact
- RCPI International Clinical Fellowship Programme team
Funding and costs
- Tuition / fees
- Not stated on the official page
- Application fee
- Not stated on the official page
- Stipend / salary
- Not stated on the official page
- Scholarship
- Not stated on the official page
- Funding
- Not stated on the official page
Intakes
- ICFP cycle (recruitment closed — register interest): recorded closed on 2026-10-13.
Sources and verification
https://www.rcpi.ie/Learn-and-Develop/Training-Programmes/International/International-Clinical-Fellowship-Programme/Available-Programmes/International-Clinical-Fellowship-Programme-in-General-Internal-Medicinehttps://www.rcpi.ie/Portals/0/Document%20Repository/International/International%20Clinical%20Fellowship%20Programmes/Training_ICFP%20Dermatologic%20Surgery_2026.pdfhttps://www.rcpi.ie/Learn-and-Develop/Training-Programmes/International/International-Clinical-Fellowship-Programme/Apply
Evidence by field
- Duration: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Start: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Eligibility: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Qualification requirement: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- International applicants: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Citizenship requirement: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Language: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Accreditation: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Application method: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Learning format: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Training type: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Deadline: confirmed; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Positions: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Funding: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Tuition / fees: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Stipend / salary: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Visa sponsorship: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Licence requirement: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Documents: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Contact: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Clinical language: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Teaching language: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1
- Visa support: not stated; checked 2026-10-13. Source 1