United Kingdom | Residency Database

Section A. Residency System

1. Does this country accept international physicians for specialization in its hospitals?:

Yes

2. Specialties offered (name duration)::

Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
Geriatrics
Hematology
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Neurology
Neurological Surgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Paliative Care
Pathology
Pediatrics
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Pneumology
Psychiatry
Radiology
Rheumatology
Sports Medicine
Surgery General
Thoracic Surgery
Toxicology
Urology
Vascular Surgery

3. Are there examinations during the residency? How are the residents’ evaluated?:

Yes
They are evaluated by the doctors in charge

4. How many hours of work per week are there?:

Around 40

5. What is the ratio between this country’s doctors and its population?:

164 physicians per 100.000 people

6. Which languages are necessary for the medical residency?:

English

7. References:

http://www.ealingas.demon.co.uk/
http://www.ealingas.demon.co.uk/
http://www.great-british-pages.co.uk/Health_and_Beauty/Medicine/Medical_...

Section B. Finance

1. A. Is there a tuition fee for the residency? If so, how much (in euro or usd)?:

Yes, 60.000 € per year

2. What is the annual salary (in euro or u.s.d)?:

Around 150.000 € per year

4. References:

http://www.payscale.com/salary-survey/vid-3072/fid-7217

Section C. Application Procedure

1. Accreditation procedure:

First of all you have to spend 1 year as a Junior House Officer. During this time you are being paid by hospital. Most of the specialization don’t have this first step(only Internal Medicine and Surgery) but start with a position as a Senior House Officer during 2-3 years. During this time you are responible for many things in the hospital and you have a person who is supervising you. After this you become in Registrar during 4-5 years more. After all you have a examination in the surgical specialities and an evaluation by the Joint Training Committe in the medical ones. If you pass it you can gain the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training.

2. Other requirements:

You have to be written in the British medical Council as a Pre House Officer. Or you can do it with the Medical agencies that makes to you all the application procedure like:

Medical Quality Recruitment
4 Thameside Centre
Kew Bridge Road
Brentford TW8 0HB
Tel: 0044-81-560 8351
Fax: 0044-81-568 5920

PRN
Recruitment for Doctors
42 Theobalds Rd.
London WC1 8NW
Tel: 0044-71-83 13 456
Fax: 071-83162

BIBT (Berisford Blake Thomas Ltd.)
14 Buckingham Palace RD.
London S201 WO QP
Tel: 0044- 171-233 8999
Fax: 0044-171-233 8004 /05

Gregorys Medical Agency
2 Oxford Road
Manchester M 15 QA
Tel: 061- 228 1501

MLI (Medical Locums International)
72, Thorpe Road, Norvich, NR1 1BA
England, United Kingdom

EDACS-Healthcare Services PLC
The old surgery
49 Otley Street
Skipton BD23 1ET
UK
Tel: 0044-1756-703-000
Fax: 0044-1756-701-545

5. Does everyone who passes the medical license examinations gain a residency position in a hospital?:

Not every one passes the selection.

6. Specialties in which it is most difficult to obtain a position:

Surgery

7. Is there a waiting list for medical graduates who want to begin a residency?:

It depends on the hospital and speciality

8. Countries, except this one, in which the medical residency title is recognized:

European Union

9. Requirements for international physicians to be able to work in this country after completing their specialization there:

Section E. Other References

Other references:

General Medical Council (GMC)
178 Great Portland Street
London W1N 6JE
Tel: 0044-171-580 7642
Fax: 0044-915 3641

British Medical Association
B.M.A. House
Tavistock Square
London WC 1 H 9 IP
Tel: 00441-387 44 99

National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education (NACPME)
The British Council, Bridgewater House, 58 Whitworth Street, Manchester M1 6BB
Tel: +44 (0) 161 957 7218
Fax:+44 (0) 161 957 7029

Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of the UK, St Andrew's Place, London NW1 4LE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 317 5890
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 317 5899

Faculty of Public Health Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of the UK, St Andrew's Place, London NW1 4LB
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 935 0243
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 224 6973

Royal College of Anaesthetists
48-49 Russell Square, London WC1B 4JY
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 813 1900
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 813 1876

Royal College of General Practitioners
14 Prince's Gate, London SW7 1PU
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 581 3232
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 225 3047

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
27 Sussex Place, London NW1 4RG
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 772 6200
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 723 0575

Royal College of Opthalmologists
17 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QW
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 935 0702
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 487 4674

Royal College of Pathologists
2 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AF
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 839 5580 (examinations), +44 (0) 20 7 930 5861 (enquiries)
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 321 0523

Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
House No: 5, St Andrews' Medical Precinct, Regents Park, London NW1
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 307 5600

Royal College of Psychiatrists
17 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PG
Tel: +44 (0) 171 235 2351
Fax:+44 (0) 171 245 1231

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow)
234-242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5RJ
Tel: +44 (0) 141 221 6072
Fax:+44 (0) 141 221 1804

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ
Tel: +44 (0) 131 225 7324
Fax:+44 (0) 131 220 3939

Royal College of Physicians of London
11 St Andrew's Place, London NW1 4LE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 935 1174
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 486 4514 (examinations), +44 (0) 20 7 487 5218 (general)

Royal College of Radiologists
38 Portland Place, London W1N 4JQ
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 636 4432
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 323 3100

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
18 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW
Tel: +44 (0) 131 527 1600
Fax:+44 (0) 131 557 6406

Royal College of Surgeons of England
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PN
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 405 3474
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 831 9438

Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges
1 Wimpole Street, London W1M 8AE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 495 1928
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7 495 0763

Section F. Participant's Information

Name:

Ignacio Zapardiel

Country:

Spain

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