Internal Medicine Training
Introduction
The London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties is responsible for the quality and commissioning of training in these specialities. The School caters for more than 1000 trainees across 30 medical specialties and offers programmes at a variety of teaching centres across the capital. Working with a diverse healthcare population across London, trainees have the opportunity to manage a range of patients and medical conditions in urban communities.
Vision
The vision for the London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties is to provide:
- World class education for world-class healthcare
- Excellence of postgraduate training and education
- Production of the clinical leaders of tomorrow
Training programme
All trainees embark on a programme of Internal Medicine Training (IMT) as the first stage of physicianly training. IMT is a three year programme which will prepare doctors to become a medical registrar and provide them with the skills needed to manage patients presenting with a wide range of general medical symptoms and conditions. Experience in intensive care medicine, geriatric medicine and outpatients is mandated and trainees will receive simulation training throughout the programme. Following completion of this 3 year IMT programme, trainees can then complete 4-5 years of training in a higher specialist training programme alongside further experience in internal medicine in order to obtain a certificate of specialist training in internal medicine with a specialty. Some specialties (so-called group 2 specialties, asterisked in the list below) will recruit trainees who have completed 2 years of IMT and completed MRCP(UK).
Sectors
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NORTH EAST LONDON IMT |
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Royal London Hospital St Bartholomew’s Hospital Newham General Hospital Whipps Cross University Hospital |
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Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust King George Hospital Queen’s Hospital |
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Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Homerton University Hospital |
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NORTH CENTRAL LONDON IMT |
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Royal Free LondonNHS Foundation Trust Royal Free Hospital Barnet General Hospital |
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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery St Pancras Hospital(Camden Provider Services) University College Hospital |
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The Whittington Hospital Trust Whittington Hospital |
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North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust North Middlesex Hospital |
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NORTH WEST LONDON IMT |
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Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust Harefield Hospital Royal Brompton Hospital |
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Hillingdon Hospital |
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Charing Cross Hospital Hammersmith Hospital St Mary’s Hospital |
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West Middlesex University Hospital Trust West Middlesex University Hospital |
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North West London Hospitals NHS Trust Central Middlesex Hospital Northwick Park Hospital
Ealing Hospital |
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chelsea and Westminster Hospital |
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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Royal Marsden Hospital |
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SOUTH WEST LONDON IMT |
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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Royal Marsden Hospital |
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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Epsom General Hospital St Helier Hospital |
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St George's Healthcare NHS Trust St George’s Hospital |
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Kingston Hospital |
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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Croydon University Hospital
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SOUTH EAST LONDON IMT |
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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Epsom General Hospital St Helier Hospital |
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Guy’s Hospital St Thomas’ Hospital |
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The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust University Hospital, Lewisham Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Woolwich) |
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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kings College Hospital Princess Royal University Hospital |
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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Royal Marsden Hospital |
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Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust Harefield Hospital Royal Brompton Hospital |
Specialty Training Board Information
The London Specialty School of Medicine holds regular School Board and Specialty Training Committee meetings in order to bring together specialty leads from postgraduate medical training programmes to consider issues of mutual interest in relation to training, and to foster and share good training practice on a pan-London basis.
Useful Information and Links
Events
To access events for your specialty please access the Events Calendar on the Home Page, select the timeframe and specialty for a full list of your specialties Regional Training Days.
Contact Information:
Please visit our contacts page where you will find contact information regarding all training matters (ARCP, rotational placements, revalidation, out of programme applications, intra-London programme transfers, inter-deanery transfers, integrated academic training, less than full time training and travel expenses).