Health Education England in the East Midlands covers a large geographical area, which includes Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. The CT1 and CT2 years are spent rotating through four placements of six months duration in the following specialties: Internal medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine. These will be in one or more of the sites shown below.
Acute care common stem (internal medicine)
Initial two years (CT1 & CT2)
The acute care common stem (ACCS) rotations are currently based for their first two years at a combination of hospitals in the north or south:
North:
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Grantham Hospital
- King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Nottingham City Hospital
- Pilgrim Hospital, Boston
- Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
- Royal Derby Hospital
South:
- Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
- Kettering General Hospital
- Leicester General Hospital
- Leicester Royal Infirmary
- Northampton General Hospital
Third year (IM3)
At the end of the initial two-year period, a third and fourth year of medical specialty training is offered to ACCS (internal medicine) trainees, in order to facilitate acquisition of the IMT competences as well as the ACCS competences.
The CT2/IM2 year includes 3x4 month placements in medical specialties. This will include Geriatrics which is mandatory for IMT stage 1 trainees. The CT4/IM3 year will comprise two 6-month placements focused on preparing you to be a Specialty Registrar and helping you acquire the skills you need to run a take.
Internal Medicine Training
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