You will be aware that the
situation regarding allocation of ST3 trainees into ST4 specialties
is currently unclear. The Psychiatric Trainees’ Committee (PTC) of
the Royal College of Psychiatrists aims to promote a solution that
is most equitable for trainees. The PTC conducted an
online survey to determine tranees' views about the issue of
allocation into ST4 CCT Speciality posts within Run-Through
Training.
627 trainees completed the survey and the results can be viewed
via the document below:
The difficulties
in reaching a solution include:
- Whether trainees wish to
prioritise specialty choice or geographical location
- Some specialties will not be
available in some deaneries every year and so if allocation occurs
only within deanery there may be no opportunity for trainees to
compete for the specialty of their choice
- Whether
trainees can be expected to identify before they commence ST1 what
subspecialty they wish to pursue in the future
- Whether some form of national
allocation is warranted
The options considered by MMC
are:
- Closed allocation within
deaneries
- National allocation
- A hybrid option where a
proportion of jobs from each deanery are placed in a national
pool
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