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Specialty Training

Do you want to find out what specialty training is like in the Peninsula?

On this page you will find information and links to key sections which will help you with your career planning for specialty training. Go directly to the section you require by clicking the links below

Peninsula Postgraduate Schools
Specialty Training Recruitment
Specialty Training Person Specifications
Specialty Curricular
Peninsula Policies


Peninsula Postgraduate Schools


School of ACCS & Emergency Medicine

School of Anaesthesia & ICM

School of Medicine

School of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

School of Ophthalmology

School of Paediatrics

School of Pathology

School of Psychiatry

School of Radiology

School of Surgery

Specialty Training Recruitment

All the information you need about applying for specialty training in the Peninsula can be found at the following link. Click here

Specialty Training Person Specifications

Familiarising yourself with the Person Specifications for your specialties of choice, prior to the opening of the Specialty Training application process, will provide you with information relating to qualifications, experiences and competencies required at different Specialist Training levels.

MMC have provided a single access point to all published Specialty Training Person Specifications click here

A Guide to Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK (Gold Guide) click here

PDF Click here for application form hints and tips

Specialty Curricular

Why not take some time to familiarise yourself with the curriculum content of your specialty of choice, as this will help you to decide whether you will enjoy the training and may help you with completing your application form.

You can find the approved curricula for individual specialties on the GMC website at the following link -click here

Peninsula Policies

The South West Peninsula Deanery has a number of policies that are relevant to Specialty Trainees including Inter-deanery Transfer, Career Break, Out of Programme Experience, click here to read each policy.

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