All 67 GMC Specialties
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Academic or Research Portfolio pathways
Relevant Royal College or Faculty for the specialty most closely related to the fieldKey Areas20 evidence sections5yr currency
Acute Internal Medicine (AIM) with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs20 units4 evidence sections5yr currency
Allergy (Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs12 units2 evidence sections5yr currency
Anaesthetics
Royal College of AnaesthetistsHLOs14 units8 evidence sections5yr currency
Audio vestibular Medicine
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs14 units9 evidence sections5yr currency
Aviation and Space Medicine
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs16 units6 evidence sections5yr currency
Cardiology with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs24 units6 evidence sections5yr currency
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) / Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE)CiPs7 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
Chemical Pathology
Royal College of PathologistsCiPs11 units22 evidence sections10yr currency
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)HLOs9 units10 evidence sections10yr currency
Clinical genetics
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs12 units2 evidence sections5yr currency
Clinical Neurophysiology
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs12 units9 evidence sections5yr currency
Clinical Oncology
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)CiPs19 units3 evidence sections5yr currency
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic (CPT) with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs21 units7 evidence sections5yr currency
Clinical Radiology
Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)CiPs12 units3 evidence sections5yr currency
Community Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)CiPs10 units3 evidence sections5yr currency
Dermatology
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs17 units11 evidence sections5yr currency
Diagnostic neuropathology
Royal College of PathologistsCiPs11 units21 evidence sections10yr currency
Emergency medicine
Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)SLOs12 units5 evidence sections6yr currency
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus with General (internal) Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs21 units12 evidence sections5yr currency
Forensic Histopathology
Royal College of PathologistsCiPs11 units10 evidence sections10yr currency
Forensic psychiatry
Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)HLOs9 units11 evidence sections10yr currency
Gastroenterology with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs22 units5 evidence sections5yr currency
General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs14 units4 evidence sections5yr currency
General Practice
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)Capabilities18 units2 evidence sections5yr currency
General psychiatry
Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)HLOs9 units4 evidence sections10yr currency
General Surgery
Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) / JCSTCiPs5 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs22 units12 evidence sections5yr currency
Geriatric Medicine with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs26 units2 evidence sections5yr currency
Haematology
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) / Royal College of PathologistsCiPs13 units10 evidence sections5yr currency
Histopathology
Royal College of PathologistsCiPs11 units21 evidence sections10yr currency
Immunology (Allergy, Clinical and Laboratory Immunology)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs14 units10 evidence sections5yr currency
Infectious Diseases with General Internal Medicine
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training BoardCiPs21 units6 evidence sections5yr currency
Intensive Care Medicine
Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM)HiLLOs15 units11 evidence sections7yr currency
Medical microbiology
Royal College of PathologistsCiPs13 units2 evidence sections10yr currency
Medical Oncology
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs18 units9 evidence sections5yr currency
Medical Ophthalmology
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) and Royal College of OphthalmologistsCiPs12 units3 evidence sections5yr currency
Medical psychotherapy
Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)HLOs9 units10 evidence sections10yr currency
Medical Virology
Royal College of PathologistsCiPs13 units2 evidence sections10yr currency
Neurology with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs25 units8 evidence sections5yr currency
Neurosurgery
Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST)CiPs5 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
Nuclear Medicine
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs17 units9 evidence sections5yr currency
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsCiPs14 units11 evidence sections5yr currency
Occupational Medicine
Faculty of Occupational MedicineLearning Outcomes11 units13 evidence sections6yr currency
Old age psychiatry
Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)HLOs9 units4 evidence sections10yr currency
Ophthalmology
The Royal College of OphthalmologistsLearning Outcomes7 units9 evidence sections5yr currency
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
JCSTCiPs5 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
Otolaryngology
Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE)CiPs5 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
Paediatric and perinatal pathology
Royal College of PathologistsCiPs11 units13 evidence sections10yr currency
Paediatric Cardiology
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs19 units4 evidence sections5yr currency
Paediatric Surgery
JCSTCiPs6 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
Paediatrics
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)HLLOs11 units4 evidence sections5yr currency
Palliative Medicine with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs21 units6 evidence sections5yr currency
Pharmaceutical Medicine
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs14 units5 evidence sections5yr currency
Plastic Surgery
Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) / Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE)CiPs6 units11 evidence sections6yr currency
Psychiatry of learning disability
Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)HLOs25 units11 evidence sections10yr currency
Public Health Medicine
Faculty of Public Health Medicine (FPH)Key Areas10 units12 evidence sections10yr currency
Rehabilitation Medicine
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs14 units8 evidence sections5yr currency
Renal Medicine with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs20 units3 evidence sections5yr currency
Respiratory Medicine with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs20 units6 evidence sections5yr currency
Rheumatology with General Internal Medicine (GIM)
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs21 units4 evidence sections5yr currency
Sports and Exercise Medicine
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)CiPs13 units6 evidence sections5yr currency
Sub-specialty Recognition
VariousKey Areas10 evidence sections
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) / Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE)CiPs5 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
Tropical Medicine with General Internal Medicine
Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training BoardCiPs22 units6 evidence sections5yr currency
Urology
Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) / Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE)CiPs5 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
Vascular Surgery
JCSTCiPs5 units9 evidence sections6yr currency
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