| Glossary of terms | |
|---|---|
| Applicants/candidates | Those applying to IMT are referred to throughout the recruitment process as either 'applicants' or 'candidates'; the terms are used interchangeably and there is no difference between them. |
| ARCP | Annual Review of Competence Progression information about this can be found in the Gold Guide |
| Assessment centre | This is the stage of recruitment where an applicant will be interviewed. This is referred to as an 'interview' throughout our literature but is often called an 'assessment centre' or 'selection centre' elsewhere. |
| CCT | Certificate of Completion of Training |
| CESR CP | Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration via the Combined Programme |
| CMT | Core Medical Training - this is the core programme which IMT replaced |
| CT1 | Core Training year 1 - equivalent to ST1 (Specialty Training year 1). IMT and ACCS-AM training start at CT1 and increase with each year of training (ie CT2 etc.) |
| DCS | Disability confident scheme |
| GMC | The General Medical Council |
| HEIW | Health Education and Improvement Wales |
| IELTS | The International English Language Testing System |
| IMT | Internal Medicine Training |
| IMY1 | First year of Internal Medicine Training |
| IMY2 | Second year of Internal Medicine Training |
| IMY3 | Third year of Internal Medicine Training |
| JRCPTB | The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board |
| LAS | Locum Appointment (Service) |
| LAT | Locum Appointment (Training) |
| MRCP(UK) | Examination diploma denoting Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) |
| NES | NHS Education for Scotland |
| NIMDTA | The Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency |
| NTN | National Training Number |
| PSRO | Physician Specialty Recruitment Office - the team based in NHS England who coordinate recruitment to IMT and higher physician specialty training |
| RCP |
Royal College of Physicians - there are three royal colleges of physicians: Edinburgh, Glasgow and London |
| Region | In recruitment, region refers to bodies that manage postgraduate medical training. Formerly all these were known as deaneries but as the terminology is now different across UK nations, regions is used as a generic term. |
| RLMT | Resident Labour Market Test |
| ST3/ST4 | Specialty Training year 3 or 4 - the years in which higher training in physician specialties starts |
| UKFPO | United Kingdom Foundation Programme Office |
Glossary
Terms used in the recruitment process, throughout this website and elsewhere