Person specifications (2025 recruitment)
You must check your eligibility against the nationally agreed person specification for your chosen specialty before applying
Updated person specifications for 2025
The person specifications which set out the eligibility criteria for ST1 and CT1 medical specialty training have been updated for 2025 recruitment which starts in October 2024.
The person specifications have evolved over the years and have become increasingly difficult for candidates to navigate. A joint working group which included the General Medical Council has been looking at the person specifications and how accessibility could be improved.
The key information on assessment criteria have been made clearer with key information including links to relevant guidance and forms.
Acute Care Common Stem
Acute Internal Medicine
Allergy
Anaesthetics
Audiovestibular Medicine
Aviation and Space Medicine
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chemical Pathology
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical Oncology
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Clinical Radiology
Combined Infection Training
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health
Core Psychiatry Training
Core Surgical Training
Dermatology
Diagnostic Neuropathology
Emergency Medicine
Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Emergency Medicine CT1 2025
Emergency Medicine ST3 (Defined Route of Entry and Acute Care Common Stem ACCS route) 2025 (to follow)