| Glossary of terms | |
|---|---|
| Applicants/candidates | Those applying to IMT are referred to throughout the recruitment process as either 'applicants' or 'candidates'; the terms are used interchangeably and there is no difference between them. |
| ARCP | Annual Review of Competence Progression information about this can be found in the Gold Guide |
| CCT | Certificate of Completion of Training |
| CMT | Core Medical Training - this is the core programme which IMT replaced |
| CT1 | Core Training year 1 - equivalent to ST1 (Specialty Training year 1). IMT and ACCS-AM training start at CT1 and increase with each year of training (ie CT2 etc.) |
| DCS | Disability confident scheme |
| GMC | The General Medical Council |
| HEIW | Health Education and Improvement Wales |
| IELTS | The International English Language Testing System |
| IMT | Internal Medicine Training |
| IMY1 | First year of Internal Medicine Training |
| IMY2 | Second year of Internal Medicine Training |
| IMY3 | Third year of Internal Medicine Training |
| JRCPTB | The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board |
| LAS | Locum Appointment (Service) |
| LAT | Locum Appointment (Training) |
| MRCP(UK) | Examination diploma denoting Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) |
| NES | NHS Education for Scotland |
| NIMDTA | The Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency |
| NTN | National Training Number |
| PSRO | Physician Specialty Recruitment Office - the team based in NHS England who coordinate recruitment to IMT and higher physician specialty training |
| RCP |
Royal College of Physicians - there are three royal colleges of physicians: Edinburgh, Glasgow and London |
| Region | In recruitment, region refers to bodies that manage postgraduate medical training. Formerly all these were known as deaneries but as the terminology is now different across UK nations, regions is used as a generic term. |
| RLMT | Resident Labour Market Test |
| ST3/ST4 | Specialty Training year 3 or 4 - the years in which higher training in physician specialties starts |
| UKFPO | United Kingdom Foundation Programme Office |
Glossary
Terms used in the recruitment process, throughout this website and elsewhere