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Genitourinary Medicine

 Introduction

Genitourinary Medicine involves the investigation and management of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. It is mostly outpatient based but does include inpatient care of HIV infection. It can also include more specialised services such as young people’s clinics, genital dermatoses, sexual dysfunction and psychosexual medicine, and outreach services for sex workers and drug users.

Essential requirements of a genitourinary physician are enjoying contact with patients, being able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and good communication skills. It is essential to be non-judgemental and feel comfortable about discussing sensitive issues such as sex.

There is also a public health element to the specialty with the need to perform partner notification (contact tracing), and to collect and report surveillance data in order to detect changing trends of infections.

 Curricula & Assessment

Due to regular revisions, arising from changes in the training environment and the requirements of the PMETB, the JRCPTB are currently running various curricula for trainees in each specialty.  All relevant curricula are listed at the bottom of this page under Documents.  Use the filter option on the right-hand side, together with the guidance notes below,  to help you select the correct document.  In summary:


• If you are a run-through (Specialty Registrar [StR]) trainee, you will follow the curricula tagged as ST3+


• If you are an ‘old style’ SpR, you are following the curricula tagged as SpR


• If you enrolled prior to 01/01/03, you will be following the original curricula which are no longer available for download, see note below

 
Competence Based Curricula & Assessment – StRs

The PMETB has received the assessment system (blueprint and RITA/ARCP grid) for GUM and it has been approved.

The assessment blueprints show the possible methods that can be used to assess each of the competences in the curriculum. Trainees and trainers should refer to the blueprints for guidance on the appropriate assessment methods for each aspect of the curriculum, and so plan the training programme according to the criteria set by the RITA Decision Aid. It is not expected that all competences will be assessed by all methods, rather that there will be a sampling of competences within a variety of settings, both within formal and workplace-based assessment, from which overall competence acquisition has to be determined.

 Acute care common stem (Medicine) trainees will also follow the ACCS training manual.

Core Training: ST1, ST2 

Core Medical Training or Acute Care Common Stem (Medicine)

Specialty Specific Training: ST3 onwards

GIM (level 1) curriculum

 

Genitourinary Medicine curriculum

 

Generic curriculum

 

KBA

                                MRCP pt 1          MRCP pt 2                 Specialty Exam

 

 

WPBA

Throughout training according to Assessment Blueprint & ARCP Decision Grid

 

 

ARCP

      8             16                  23           at end ST3            st4              etc

 

Competence Based Curricula – SpR (for trainees enrolling after 1 Jan 2003)

The JCHMT introduced revised curricula for all the medical specialties together with a generic curriculum that applied to all trainees back in 2003. These are competence-based and set out the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by trainees before they may be awarded a CCT. 

Curricula (for trainees enrolling before 1 Jan 2003)

The curricula for trainees enrolling pre 01/01/03 are no longer available on the website but can be obtained by request to kate.forrester@jrcptb.org.uk

 Documents

PTB Training Level
Expand/Collapse PTB Document TypeAssessment Blueprints and RITA Decision Aids ‎(3)
Generic Curriculum Assessment Blueprint.pdfGeneric Curriculum Assessment Blueprint191 KB07/08/2008 14:45ACCS (Medicine); FTSTA; ST2; ST1; ST3+
Genitourinary Medicine Assessment Blueprint.pdfGenitourinary Medicine Assessment Blueprint188 KB07/08/2008 14:45ST3+
Genitourinary Medicine RITA Decision Aid.pdfGenitourinary Medicine RITA Decision Aid40 KB07/08/2008 14:45ACCS (Medicine); FTSTA; ST1; ST2; ST3+
Expand/Collapse PTB Document TypeCurriculum ‎(4)
Generic Curriculum 2003.pdfGeneric Curriculum 200393 KB07/08/2008 14:45SpR
Generic Curriculum May 2007.pdfGeneric Curriculum May 2007339 KB07/08/2008 14:45ACCS (Medicine); ST1; ST2; ST3+; FTSTA
Genitourinary Medicine Curriculum.pdfGenitourinary Medicine Curriculum268 KB07/08/2008 14:45SpR
Genitourinary Medicine Specialty Training Curriculum May 2007.pdfGenitourinary Medicine Specialty Training Curriculum May 2007252 KB07/08/2008 14:45ST3+
Expand/Collapse PTB Document TypeGuideline ‎(1)
Genito-Urinary Medicine Guidelines for Gynaecological Training.docGenito-Urinary Medicine Guidelines for Gynaecological Training258 KB07/08/2008 14:45FTSTA; SpR; ST2; ST1; ST3+

 SAC Membership

Name Position Representing
Dr Philip David  Kell Chair Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Dr Rajul  Patel Member Royal College of Physicians of London
Dr Fiona Caroline  Boag Member Royal College of Physicians of London
Dr Patricia Eileen  Munday Member Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Professor Christopher Barry  Bunker Member SAC Dermatology
Dr Rakesh  Nandwani Member Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow
Dr Karen Elizabeth  Rogstad Member British Association for Sexual Health & HIV
Dr Jacqueline Susan  Sherrard Member British Association for Sexual Health & HIV
Dr Kok Wah  Lau Member British Association for Sexual Health & HIV
Mr Roy Latham Member Lay Representative
Dr Laura Jane  Waters Trainee Representative Trainees' Committee BASHH
Dr James Stewart  Bingham UEMS Representative UEMS
Professor David Huw  Jones Lead Dean COPMeD
Professor Fiona Maire  Mulcahy Observer Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Dr Christine Margaret  Bates Observer Co-opted
Dr Wilbert Wallace  Dinsmore Observer Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency
Dr Siobhan Mary  Murphy Co-opted Member Society of Apothecaries in London

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(All information is correct at the time of publication)