• Clin Med · Oct 2009

    Post-certificate of completion of training fellowships.

    • Andrew R L Medford.
    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Lung Health, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospital of Leicester. andrewmedford@hotmail.com
    • Clin Med. 2009 Oct 1; 9 (5): 441443441-3.

    AbstractPostgraduate medical training has changed. There is a significant reduction in hours of experience and training time due to the European Working Time Directive, a relative lag in substantive consultant post expansion and a resulting 'bulge' of trainees joining the specialist register having attained a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). Until the necessary expansion takes place, it is therefore less likely that all post-CCT trainees will immediately acquire substantive positions. Traditional historical alternatives for career progression at this point have been a locum consultancy, a period of research or an overseas fellowship. This article discusses the pros and cons of another more controversial alternative: a post-CCT fellowship.

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