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Gastroenterology |
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| Regional Adviser |
Dr A S Mee - Royal Berkshire Hospital |
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| Programme Director |
Dr A Ellis - Horton Hospital Banbury |
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| Chair of STC |
Dr A Ellis - Horton Hospital Banbury |
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| Entry Requirements: |
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SpR grade |
MB BS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent minimum of 2 years general professional training (GPT) |
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| Structure of Training Programme: |
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SpR grade
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5 years. Time out for research leading to a MD or PhD is actively encouraged.
Programme includes a weekly teaching afternoon in Oxford |
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Candidates are likely to be selected for specialty training in gastroenterology from early medical training ie within 1-3 years of completing F2 and from SpR grade training in medicine. Most candidates currently train in acute & general internal medicine as well as gastroenterology.
Experience of the specialty or closely related specialties, manual dexterity and spatial co-ordination and interest in the underlying knowledge and research in gastroenterology would be looked on favourably.
Ratio of applicants to NTNs appointed are typically 15:1 or 20:1. At consultant level job opportunities have been good in the past due to regular expansion of consultant numbers nationally but the feeling is that competition for posts may become more intense. Some aspects of the specialty are quite well suited to sessional work which may make options other than the classical consultant role a reasonable career choice though this depends on when, whether and how the DoH plans for care are implemented.
Consultant job plans vary because of subspecialty interests (eg luminal, hepatology, nutrition, academic / scientific) and Trust needs (eg the balance of outpatients, inpatient gastroenterology, endoscopy, colonoscopy, specialised procedures {EUS or ERCP} and acute medical work). Further details of working patterns and styles can be found in ”Consultant Physicians working with patients” available from the Royal College of Physicians.
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