Download Medical Microbiology and Virology (MMV), Infectious Diseases (ID

Medical Microbiology and Virology (MMV), Infectious Diseases (ID) and
Tropical Medicine training pathway. (Royal College of Pathologists - RCPath)
Note: Infectious diseases, GIM and tropical medicine is looked after by JRCPTB. There are
further options which can be chosen after completing CIT.
Core Medical Training (CMT) including attainment of the Membership of the Royal College of
Physicians (MRCP) examination.
ST5
ST6
CCT
Medical Virology (MV)
ST5
Medical Microbiology
and Virology (MMV)
Core Medical Training
(CMT) OR Acute Care
Common Stem (ACCS)
Combined Infection
Training (CIT)
CT1 - CT2/3
ST3 - ST4
ST6
CCT
Infectious Diseases (ID)
ST5
ST6
CCT
Tropical Medicine
ST5
ST6
ST7
CCT
ID + General Internal Medicine (GIM)
MRCP (UK)
FRCPath
Part 1
ST5
ST6
ST7
CCT
Tropical Medicine + GIM
ST5
ST6
ST7
ST8
CCT
FRCPath - Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists
MRCP - Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
ID - Infectious Diseases
GIM - General Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases + MM or MV
ST5
ST6
ST7
CCT
MM - Medical Microbiology
MV - Medical Virology
CT - Core Training
ST - Specialty Training
CCT - Certificate of Completion of Training
JRCPTB - Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board
FRCPath Part 2
for MM/MV
trainees only
CIT - Combined Infection Training
Prior to starting your specialty training you need to have completed a medical degree followed by the two-year foundation programme or have equivalent competences prior to applying to CT/ST level.
This information is correct at the time of writing. Training pathways are subject to change.
Further details of training pathways are available from medical royal colleges or faculties.
Medical Microbiology (MM)