Below is some information regarding GUM training, the curriculum, exams, opportunities within training and committees which oversee our training.

If you are interested in a higher specialty training in GUM and would like to talk to a trainee, please contact trainees@bashh.org or tweet @bashh_trainees

STASHH - Student and Trainee Association for Sexual Health and HIV

STASHH was formed in 2021 to improve recruitment to Sexual Health & HIV medicine by facilitating clinical & academic opportunities for medical students & Pre-specialty Trainees. Follow them on Twitter and Facebook for the latest events and information @STASHH_uk.

Some Useful Resources!

1. Top 5 Reasons Why GUM is the Specialty for You

To take a read of the blog post please click here.

2. Royal College of Physician’s Spotlight Specialty of the month: Genitourinary Medicine

www.rcplondon.ac.uk/education-practice/advice/specialty-spotlight-genitourinary-medicine

3. Leaflet on Higher Specialty Training in GU Medicine

GUM Training Leaflet

4. Curriculum for Specialist Registrars

The 2010 GUM curriculum can be viewed on the JRCPTB website at: https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/sites/default/files/2016 GUM Curriculum FINAL.pdf

5. Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine

Compulsory for all specialist registrars commencing training after January 2003. Exam syllabus and application forms are available from The Society of Apothecaries of London: www.apothecaries.org. Exams are held twice a year but will soon reduce to one diet per year.

6. Diploma in HIV medicine

Compulsory for specialist registrars on the 2010 and 2016 curriculum. The exam is currently held twice a year but will soon reduce to one diet per year.
For details go to www.apothecaries.org.

A revision course is run by BASHH/BHIVA.

7. Honorary Joint Training Fellowships for Physicians

BASHH and PHE run a programme of Honorary Joint Fellowships for Physicians in Higher Specialist Training in GUM.
For more information Click Here

8. RCP Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC)

The GUM SAC is a sub-committee of the JRCPTB. The role of this committee is to contribute to the development of specialist training policy in GUM, and to advise on the delivery of training to standards proposed by the JRCPTB (and approved by the GMC) in a number of key areas:

• To write, monitor and update the specialty training curriculum (in line with GMC standards and with GMC sign-off) and taking account of developments in the specialty and the needs of patients, the service, trainees and trainers.
• To set the standards for medical training and assessment in the specialty.
• To participate in the CCT process by enrolling and supporting trainees, monitoring their progress, processing requests for Out of Programme Experience, including research and making recommendations to the GMC for the award of CCT/CESR.
• To contribute to the quality management of postgraduate training, liaising between Deaneries and Royal Colleges and facilitating the provision of external advice for training programmes.
• To provide an annual specialty report (ASR) to the GMC, including a summary of notable practice and key issues, based on examination results, external reports and specialty reports from Heads of School.
• To work closely with other organisations (Specialist Societies, Deaneries and Royal Colleges) in relation to training issues and workforce.
• To contribute to recruitment to the specialty, using fair, transparent and consistent methods.

Dr Katia Prime & Dr Margaret Kingston: Chairs of Specialist Advisory Committee in GUM - Katia.Prime-SGH@stgeorges.nhs.uk & Margaret.Kingston@mft.nhs.uk

David Sykes: SAC Administrator - farhiya.hassan@rcplondon.ac.uk

Dr Hannah Church: England, Wales, N Ireland Trainee Rep - Hannah.Church@nhs.net

Dr Helen Pollitt: Scotland Trainee Rep - Helen.Pollitt@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

JRCPTB Office (GU Medicine Section)
5 St. Andrews Place
Regent's Park
London NW1 4LE
Tel: 020 7935 1174 ext. 284
Fax: 020 7486 4160