Medical Training

This page summarizes the current medical training structure for each of the countries.

UK The medical pipeline for the UK is summarized in the diagram below:

Entry to UK medical school is as an undergraduate course typically completed in 5 years. Although this can be less for graduate entry students. As part of an effort to widen participation in medicine their are also mechanism to enter medical school at the foundation level. The UK has a total of 34 medical schools, see [1] for the full list.

After completing medical school, trainees enter F1 - the first year of the Foundation Programme. On completion of F1, Doctors gain full registration The UK has a total of 65 approval specialties and a further 35 approved sub-specialties, see the GMC for the full list.