Sport and Exercise Medicine

Programme description

GMC Reference: WOS-525-3

The higher training scheme would encompass four years: ST3 – ST6. It is envisaged that the Public Health Medicine component would run longitudinally over the first two – three years of the training programme to allow trainees to develop a project and follow it through to its conclusion

ST3       

Emergency Medicine 6/12 and General Practice 6/12

Emergency Medicine – Glasgow Royal Infirmary ED (or alternative ED) and attached Minor Injuries Unit.

General Practice – Barclays Medical Practice. Barclays have practices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and West Lothian.

Complete Part 1 of the MFSEM examination

ST4       

Rheumatology / Orthopaedics / Paediatric MSK

 12 months

This year can be flexible. Trainees can do three four month posts or have one base department in any of these specialties and organise appropriate training in the other specialties by attending weekly clinics throughout the year. It is envisaged that MSK clinics will continue to be undertaken longitudinally throughout the remainder of the training programme.

Complete Part 1 of the MFSEM examination

Consider Faculty diploma exam in MSK Medicine

ST5     

Exercise Medicine / Rehabilitation

 12 months

This year can be flexible. Trainees can have one base department in a speciality, eg, Cardiology, and attend clinics / attachments in Geriatric Medicine, Respiratory, Diabetes, Spinal, Rehabilitation (physiotherapy) to achieve competencies.

Consider Faculty diploma exam in Exercise Medicine

Complete Part 2 of the MFSEM examination

ST6       

Elite Sport

12 months

Attached to the Scottish Institute of Sport (SIS) with bases in Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh. This year would involve elite sport competencies, disability sport, MSK radiology and team sport attachments.

Consider Faculty diploma exam in Team Care.

Complete CCT and apply for FFSEM.   

Research, audit, teaching and management opportunities

• Complete MFSEM examination
• Consider Faculty diploma exam in MSK Medicine
• Consider Faculty diploma exam in Exercise Medicine
• Consider Faculty diploma exam in Team Care.

Where the training is delivered?

Training is delivered across:

As this is a national training programme the posts below are provisional and flexible depending upon the trainee’s geographical location. It would also be possible for the trainees to organise a convenient base, pending approval, to complete a portion of their training competencies.

Contacts and useful links

Information
Programme type (Deanery or National):	Deanery
Administration office:	National
Lead Dean / Director:	Professor Adam Hill
Responsible Associate Postgraduate Dean or Assistant Director (GP):	Dr Marie Freel
Specialty or Sub-specialty:	Specialty
Date of GMC recent approval:	Feb 2025
Associated Royal College - Faculty:	Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board
Curriculum and associated assessment system:
Programme administrator:	Name: Sarah McNeil Email: sarah.mcneil@nhs.scot
Programme director(s):	Name: N/A Email: N/A
Quality of training:	Quality Management

How to apply

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