Overview of Internal Medicine Training: Advantages, Career Pathway, Day in the Life
Internal Medicine Training (IMT) offers a broad range of training in various medical specialties, practical procedures, and inpatient/outpatient care. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of IMT, career pathways, and a typical day on the ward or on call. Discover the possibilities and challenges of being part of a medical team in diverse environments.
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Internal Medicine Training (IMT) Updated by Gill Townson 2021
Contents IMT Overview Advantages / Disadvantages Career Pathway Recruitment Commitment to Specialty Competition ratios Further Information (Pleaseclick on topicfor directlink)
Internal Medicine Training Broad range of training Problem solving Practical procedures; o Chest drain insertion, central venous cannulation, lumbar puncture, bone marrowbiopsy etc. Variety o Specialties 27 different medicalspecialties o Acute illness/ chronic diseases o Inpatients / outpatients Being part of a team Working in many different environments
Typical Day on the ward / clinic Identify new patients that are on the ward, update list Start ward round with Consultant Insertion of chest drain and ward jobs Departmental teaching Lunch Outpatient clinic Home 8:45am 9:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 4.45pm
Typical Day on call Handover from night staff Receive bleeps Manage take (prioritising;good communication;time management;work well under pressure) Delegate jobs Provide support to junior team members Leading a cardiac arrest Managing a patient in resus Post take ward round 9:00am 9:20am 11:30am 2:00pm 5:00pm
Advantages & Disadvantages Generalist o Multiplemedicalproblems Variety Challenging Patient contact Continuity of care Acutely unwell Chronic diseases Possibility for LTFT/ flexible hours Some sub-specialties are quite competitive Long days On calls
Career Pathway NB:Youcan apply for specialtytrainingin followingspecialtiesafterthe first 2 years of IMT Stage1 Allergy, Audiovestibular Medicine, Aviation & Space Medicine, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Neurophysiology, Dermatology, Haematology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases (when dual with Medical Microbiology or Virology), Medical Oncology, Medical Ophthalmology, Nuclear Medicine, Paediatric Cardiology, Pharmaceutical Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine and Sportand Exercise Medicine, Clinical Oncology, Medical Microbiology, Medical Virology and Occupational Medicine.
Career Pathway Internal Medicinetraining is the mainpathway to a wide range of different medicalspecialties (27 different options) 3 year programme (6 x 4month rotations plus 2 x 6month rotations in IMT Stage 1 Year 3) IMT trainees complete o a structured curriculum o an e-portfolio o different competencies o workplace-basedassessments-Competencyin Practice (CiP) o MRCP exam FollowingIMT Stage 1, there is competitiveentry to IMT Stage 2posts for (typically 4 years) training in a medicalsub-specialtyto gain the Certificateof Completionof Training (CCT)
Recruitment- Competition Ratio 2021Competition Ratios
Personal Qualities Person Specification
Recruitment Application through the www.imtrecruitment.org.uk o Shortlistscore calculatedfrom points o Undergraduate degrees and qualifications o Postgraduatedegrees and qualifications o Additional achievements o Presentations o Publications o Teaching and experience o Quality improvement Require three references 2 rounds of recruitment o Round 1: opens November, closes December. o Round 2: opens March, closesApril.
Commitment to Specialty Tasters Exams MRCP part 1 Career fairs Attending conferences Presentations o Conferences o Grand Rounds o Departmental Audits Research / publications Teaching Medical student SSA
Where to get more information NHS Healthcare Careers Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board IMT Recruitment West Midlands Internal Medical Training East Midlands, Internal Medical Training
