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How to choose?

In the past, it was not unheard of for doctors to drift from one 6-month SHO post to the next, still searching for their calling in life. With the advent of the new Speciality Training (ST) run-through grades, idle drifting is hopefully a thing of the past. It does however mean that knowing vaguely which field you wish to train in is a decision that needs to be made by the time you apply for ST posts, mid-way through F2.

For some help on making this choice, take a look at our guide to choosing a speciality here:

• Choosing your career


Speciality-based information

This page contains links to the many different distinct specialities, as broadly defined by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB).

They contain useful information, such as potential training pathways, links and personal experiences of doctors working in those specialities.

If you would like to contribute any material for this section, in particular for those specialities currently empty, then please contact us.


KEY:
- '«' = contain entries
- (in brackets) = not defined as a distinct speciality for training purposes by PMETB

Please select from the list below:

Academic:
• Academic (clinical) • Academic (non-clinical) «
General Practice:
• General Practice « • (General Practice: Academic) «
Medicine:
• Cardiology • Dermatology • Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus • Gastroenterology « • General (Internal) Medicine • Genito-urinary Medicine • Geriatric Medicine « • Haematology • Infectious Diseases • Medical Oncology • Medical Opthalmology • Neurology • Palliative Medicine • Renal Medicine • Respiratory Medicine • Rheumatology • Tropical Medicine
Surgery & Emergency:
• Anaesthetics « • Cardio-thoracic Surgery • Emergency Medicine • General Surgery • Intensive Care Medicine • Neurosurgery • Obstetrics & Gynaecology « • Opthalmology • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery « • Otorhinolaryngology « • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery • (Transplantation Surgery) • Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery « • Urology «
Paediatrics:
• Paediatrics « • Paediatrics: Cardiology • Paediatrics: Surgery
Psychiatry:
• Psychiatry: Child & Adolescent • Psychiatry: Forensic • Psychiatry: General « • Psychiatry: of Learning Disability • Psychiatry: Old Age • Psychotherapy
Other:
• Allergy • Audiological Medicine • Chemical Pathology • Clinical Cytogenetics & Molecular Genetics • Clinical Genetics • Clinical Neurophysiology • Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeautics • Clinical Radiology « • Histopathology • Immunology • Medical Microbiology & Virology • Occupational Medicine • Public Health Medicine • Pharmaceutical Medicine • Rehabilitation Medicine


Last updated 10/01/07