PGMDE Support Portal

School of Medicine

Generic Medicine Queries 10

• I am a trainee on a higher medicine speciality programme currently on OOP do I need to attend the ARCP I have been invited for?
• I am a trainee on a higher medicine speciality programme on parental leave do I need to attend the ARCP I have been invited for?
• Do I need to attend my medicine ARCP in person?
• Can you please provide me with a mortgage letter including length of training and salary information?
• When are the regional training days (RTDs) and who do I contact?
• Where can I find details of the Professional Support Unit (PSU) in order to access coaching and mentoring, careers guidance or professional support?
• What is a PYA?
• What is the maximum time to CCT after my PYA takes place?
• How do I CCT/apply to the specialist register?
• How do I change/add a post to my Eportfolio?

Core Medical Training (CMT) 4

• I am a Core Medical trainee can you please update my post information/add a supervisor to my medicine ePortfolio?
• I am a Core Medical trainee can I request a copy of my ARCP outcome or will I receive a certificate to confirm completion of core training?
• I have a question about my upcoming Core Medicine ARCP, where can I find further guidance?
• I am considering taking time out of training after CMT

New Internal Medicine Curriculum (IMT) 1

• Where can I find information about the new Internal Medicine Curriculum?

General Internal Medicine (GIM) 21

• What happens when it’s time to come for final sign off for GIM?
• How much CPD counts towards GIM?
• What CPD doesn’t count?
• Which clinics count towards GIM?
• What’s the point of doing another audit?
• Why can’t I count my specialty audit which included the acute medical unit?
• Do I have to close the audit loop?
• What makes an ‘adequate’ ACAT?
• Can I cross-count my SLEs from my specialty?
• What about those DOPS?
• What’s the point of linking and signing off the curriculum?
• Why am I doing all these on-call shifts if they might not ‘count’ as GIM training?
• Who do I ask to do an MCR?
• Why do I need two separate ES reports?
• Do I need a separate GIM Educational Supervisor?
• I’ve heard some people get asked to do an ITU attachment after their PYA. There isn’t anything about this in the ARCP decision aid. How much ITU experience do I need?
• What other things do people forget to do before their PYA?
• I only got two requirements for my PYA, and I’ve already achieved them. Can you sign me off now? Do I need to schedule a meeting with you?
• Who do I ask if I have more GIM questions?
• I am currently dual accrediting with GIM, however I would like to drop GIM. how do I do this?

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Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology and Virology (IDMMV) 2

• I am an IDMMV/Combined Infection Training Trainee. Do I need a PYA?
• Regional Training Days - IDMMV

Nuclear Medicine 1

• I am Nuclear Medicine trainee but not London trainee, where do I get a Form R from for my ARCP?

Chief Registrars 3

• Am I eligible to apply for the South London Chief Registrar posts?
• I’m not on a South London training scheme, am I eligible to apply?
• How do I apply for the Chief Registrar post and find the advert, application form, person specification and job description?