Structure of Training in UK

Curriculum Vitae (CV) :

It is very important to provide accurate dates and details of the type of the training in various areas, as CV is often used in short listing a candidate for interview and further by the medical personnel department for salary calculations. There are 2 areas of confusion, which might arise on looking at a CV of an overseas candidate.


a) Qualifications: often MD, MS, MCh etc. are described in CVs. It is very important to clarify more about these qualifications, whether they are conferred following a research (as a doctorate, PhD) or whether they are qualifications following clinical training and exams (like FRCS).

b) Training details: Often terms like interns, post graduate training, resident, senior resident, registrar, assistant, assistant professor etc are used abroad. It is important to classify what level of training these actually mean. It might be useful to provide the equivalent UK grade within brackets i.e. postgraduate trainee (SHO). More detailed description of the hospital (No. of beds, whether tertiary centre), type of unit/department, and the activities included in the job are useful. For example give details as follows:

1. CRRI (House Officer) Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India: March 1985- Feb 1986 (1 year)
2. Post graduate Training (SHO in General Surgery)- M.S. Madras Medical College, Chennai, India: April 1988- March 1991 (3 years)
   1. General Surgery 18 months
   2. Urology 6 months
   3. Plastic Surgery 6 months
   4. GI Surgery 6 months
3. Higher Surgical Training (Specialist Registrar in Urology) – M.Ch in Urology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College (Deemed University), Chennai, India: May 1992 – April 1995 (3 years)
4. Further Experience as Assistant Professor in Urology (Senior Registrar in Urology) –, Sri Ramachandra Medical College (Deemed University), Chennai, India: May 1995 – April 1998 (3 years)
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