Specialty training
Applications for UK Specialty Training
Every application window with the date it closes, and what each UK specialty application actually scores, read from the recruitment office's own published guidance.
Application windows.
What scores for Internal Medicine Training CT1.
Your self-assessment on the Oriel form decides who is shortlisted. The interview decides your rank.
Provisional2027 recruitmentPhysician Specialty Recruitment Office, NHS England (IMT Recruitment)Read 1 October 2026
How selection works
You self-assess on the Oriel application. The score is used for shortlisting and is not routinely re-marked, although you must hold evidence because applications can be audited or investigated.
What is scored
- Only your best achievement in each domain counts.
- Over-claiming is a probity matter and can be referred to the regulator.
The domains below add up to 30.
Postgraduate degrees and qualifications
up to 4
| Achievement | Points |
|---|---|
| PhD or MD by research (can include non-medical related qualifications) | 4 |
| Masters level degree eg MSc, MA, MRes, etc. (can include non-medical qualifications). Typically lasts 8 months or longer, full-time equivalent | 3 |
| Other relevant postgraduate diploma or postgraduate certificate typically lasting between one and ten months (whole-time equivalent). You cannot claim for any membership examinations, or parts thereof, from within or outside the UK; this includes the MRCP(UK). Qualifications unrelated to medicine cannot be claimed for in this option | 1 |
| None of the above | 0 |
Presentations / posters
up to 8
| Achievement | Points |
|---|---|
| An ORAL presentation in which I was a first or second author was given at a NATIONAL or INTERNATIONAL medical meeting | 8 |
| A POSTER in which I was a first or second author was shown at a NATIONAL or INTERNATIONAL medical meeting | 6 |
| An ORAL presentation in which I was a first or second author was given at a REGIONAL medical meeting | 4 |
| An ORAL presentation in which I was a first or second author was given at a LOCAL medical meeting | 2 |
| A POSTER in which I was a first or second author was shown at a REGIONAL or LOCAL medical meeting | 2 |
| None of the above | 0 |
Publications
up to 6
| Achievement | Points |
|---|---|
| I am first author, joint-first author or corresponding author of ONE or more PubMed-cited ORIGINAL RESEARCH publication (or in press) | 6 |
| I am co-author of ONE or more PubMed-cited ORIGINAL RESEARCH publication (or in press) | 5 |
| I am first author, joint-first author, corresponding author or co-author of MORE THAN ONE PubMed-cited OTHER publications (or in press) such as editorials, reviews, case reports, etc | 4 |
| I have written one or more chapters of a book related to medicine in its broadest sense (this does not include self-published books) | 4 |
| I am first author, joint-first author, corresponding author or co-author of ONE PubMed-cited OTHER publication (or in press) such as editorials, reviews, case reports, etc | 2 |
| I have published one or more abstracts, non peer-reviewed articles or published articles that are not PubMed-cited | 1 |
| None of the above | 0 |
Teaching experience
up to 5
| Achievement | Points |
|---|---|
| I have worked with local tutors to ORGANISE a teaching programme (a series of sessions) for healthcare professionals or medical students on which I REGULARLY TAUGHT over a period of APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS or longer. I have evidence of FORMAL FEEDBACK | 5 |
| I have provided REGULAR teaching for healthcare professionals or medical students, as part of a defined programme/course, over a period of APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS or longer. I have evidence of FORMAL FEEDBACK | 3 |
| I have taught medical students or other healthcare professionals OCCASIONALLY. I have evidence of FORMAL FEEDBACK | 1 |
| None of the above | 0 |
Training in teaching
up to 3
| Achievement | Points |
|---|---|
| I have a higher qualification in teaching e.g. PG Cert or PG Diploma | 3 |
| I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma | 1 |
| I have had no training in teaching methods | 0 |
Quality improvement
up to 4
| Achievement | Points |
|---|---|
| Involvement in ALL STAGES of TWO CYCLES of a quality improvement project | 4 |
| Involvement in SOME STAGES of TWO CYCLES of a quality improvement project OR involved in ALL STAGES of a SINGLE CYCLE of a quality improvement project | 3 |
| Involvement in SOME STAGES of a SINGLE CYCLE of a quality improvement project | 1 |
| None of the above | 0 |
A conference counts here through what you present at it, and how big the meeting is changes the score. The directory shows what each listing could be worth to Internal Medicine Training.
Still counts before 19 Nov.
For next year.
Self-assessed and unofficial. What you claim is verified by the recruitment office, and your authorship, whether the panel judges the work related to the specialty, and whether you presented it yourself can all bring a claim down. This is not a threshold, a pass mark or a prediction that you will be shortlisted. Round 1 closes 19 November 2026.