The information on the IMT website is for 2026 recruitment and will be updated for the 2027 recruitment year in the autumn of 2026. However, the process will be largely unchanged and you can still use it when planning your application for 2027. Whilst some details are still being confirmed, we can give the following information:
Prioritisation
The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act has become law and will apply at both the shortlisting and offers stages of the process. It is not possible to give any information about the possible impact on recruitment to IMT at this stage, including on individual applicants.
Timeline
The pan-specialty dates for 2027 have been confirmed. They are very similar to 2026 and it is anticipated that the IMT timeline will also be very similar, so is a good guide to when key stages are likely to happen.
IMT-only shortlisting points removed
In 2026, there were five points available in shortlisting for applicants who only applied to the joint IMT/ACCS-Internal Medicine (ACCS-IM) vacancy in Round 1 of national recruitment. In response to the introduction of prioritisation, it has been decided to remove this score from shortlisting, which will be comprised entirely from self-assessment across the scored domains.
Self-assessment matrices
The self-assessment matrix which is used for shortlisting is largely unchanged for 2027 recruitment. The only material changes are to the publications and presentations/posters domains:
Maximum points available:
Whilst the options will remain largely the same, the points awarded are changing. The maximum score for publications is reducing from 8 points to 6 and presentation is increasing from 6 to 8. The lower scoring options have been reviewed to retain a relative spread in points and below shows the old and new points values so you can calculate your score:
- Presentations/posters: 6 becomes 8, 4 = 6, 3 = 4, 2 is unchanged.
- Publications: 8 becomes 6, 6 = 5, 5 = 4, 3 = 2 and 1 is unchanged.
- Abstracts and letters: These can no longer be claimed under the 'PubMed-cited other publication' scoring options. Abstracts can be claimed for the lowest scoring option, provided that they were not from a presentation/poster claimed in that domain.