Specialty registrar
A specialty registrar (StR), previously known as and still commonly referred to as a specialist registrar (SpR), is a doctor, public health practitioner or dentist who is working as part of a specialty training programme in the UK. This is known as a training grade as these doctors are supervised to an extent, as part of a structured training experience that leads to being able to undertake independent practice in a hospital specialty or working as a general practitioner.[1]
This training grade was introduced into UK postgraduate medical training in 2007 as part of the
Background
In the UK medical system, a specialist is someone who has the necessary experience and qualifications to be placed on the
Doctors can enter this training grade after completing their
Specialty Training programmes vary in length and are tailored to the needs of the specialty. The curricula used for the different specialty training schemes are set by the relevant
Year | Current (Modernising Medical Careers) | Previous | ||
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1 | Foundation doctor (FY1 and FY2), 2 years | Pre-registration house officer (PRHO), 1 year | ||
2 | Senior house officer (SHO), minimum 2 years; often more | |||
3 | Specialty registrar, general practice (GPST), minimum 3 years |
Specialty registrar, hospital speciality (SpR), minimum 5 years | ||
4 | Specialist registrar , 4–6 years |
GP registrar, 1 year
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5 | General practitioner, 4 years total time in training | |||
6–8 | General practitioner , minimum 5 years total time in training | |||
9 | Consultant, minimum 7 years total time in training | Consultant, minimum 7–9 years total time in training | ||
Optional | Training is competency based, times shown are a minimum. Training may be extended by obtaining an Academic Clinical Fellowship for research or by dual certification in another speciality. | Training may be extended by pursuing medical research (usually 2–3 years), usually with clinical duties as well |
See also
- Medical specialist
References
- ^ "Doctors: Specialty Training". NHS Careers. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "GMC Specialist and GP registers". General Medical Council. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "MMC Career Framework". MMC. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, s 343(2), item 1A
- ^ "Arrangements for the introduction of the new career framework". MMC. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ a b "FAQs for specialty/GP (Q: As a foundation doctor, will I need to complete the royal college exams before I apply for specialty training?". MMC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ When should I sit the MRCP? Philip A Kalra. Student BMJ 2008;16:235 | 18
External links
- NHS Careers website
- Modernising Medical Careers website
- Modernising Medical Careers - publication by the Department of Health