Internal Medicine Training CT1 - Specialty Specific Application Form Questions

These are the UK Specialty Training application form questions used on Oriel for applications to ST1, CT1, ST3 and ST4 specialty training posts. 

The questions are presented here to help you prepare for your future applications. Please be aware application form structures, questions, word counts, etc. can change and there is no guarantee that future application forms will remain the same. 

Please note: This application form is also for ACCS Internal Medicine. There is no separate advert or application process/form for ACCS Internal Medicine – you apply via the Internal Medicine Training application form.

Please note: There have been changes to the scoring criteria for recruitment into IMT / ACCS Internal Medicine posts starting from August 2025. Self-Assessment questions and corresponding evidence is no longer needed for Additional Achievements and Management and Leadership. Please see the information published on the IMT recruitment website. 

Supporting Information

Evidence
1. Statement to Support achievements
Before completing this page, you should complete the self-assessment section of the application form. Once complete, use the spaces below to provide information to demonstrate why you chose each option on the self-assessment section. Your statement, along with documentary evidence, must be able to demonstrate that your choice was justified.
 
Remember that your self-score will not be adjusted ahead of shortlisting.
 
If you do not have an achievement in that area, please put ‘N/A’ in the relevant box.
 
2. Postgraduate degrees and qualifications
Please include details of the qualification awarded, institution/awarding body and dates. Do not include qualifications you are currently undertaking but have not yet completed, or use this section for the MRCP(UK) or other similar membership examinations; MRCP(UK) parts completed should go in the separate section on the ‘Supporting information’ page. You cannot score for intercalated degrees (words allowed: 30)
 
Please provide the start and end date of the course and the whole-time equivalent duration (e.g. weeks, months, years). (words allowed: 30)
 
Please describe the teaching methods used for this course and the approximate percentage of teacher contact time. (words allowed: 50)
 
3. Presentations / posters
In this section please provide details of the presentation and/or poster to justify your selection; refer to the IMT Recruitment website for full guidance
 
How were you selected for this presentation/poster and, where appropriate, describe the eligibility criteria for selection? (words allowed: 40)
 
What was the subject of the presentation/poster? Provide an overview of the content. (words allowed: 100)
 
Where was it shown and who was the audience? (words allowed: 30)
 
What was your role in the planning, design, preparation and delivery? (words allowed: 100)
 
4. Publications
Please provide details of the publication(s) which justify your selection, including a statement about your personal contribution to the work. Please specify if you are claiming on the basis of an abstract; detailed guidance about choosing the right option can be found on the IMT Recruitment website. (words allowed: 100)
Where applicable, please give full citation details (as in Pubmed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed); failure to provide may result in any points being deducted where the scoring option requires Pubmed citation.
 
5. Teaching experience
Please provide details of your teaching experience, including details about the type of teaching, your personal contribution, details of any feedback obtained and how you have reflected on this; the IMT Recruitment website has guidance to help choose the right option
 
What was your contribution to the organisation and design of the teaching programme? (words allowed: 75)
 
What was your contribution to the teaching? (e.g. sessions personally taught / teaching time). (words allowed: 50)
 
Was feedback gathered, how was this done and how have you reflected on this to develop your practice? (words allowed: 75)
 
6. Training in teaching
Please provide details about the course provider, any qualification gained, start and end dates and duration of the training. (words allowed: 40)
 
How was the course conducted and how much synchronous (live) teaching time was involved? (words allowed: 50)
 
7. Quality improvement
Please justify why you have assessed yourself against the option selected using the fields below. If you have been involved in a long-running multi-cycle project, you can only claim points based on the cycles in which you were directly involved. If your project has not yet completed a single cycle, you can only select the ‘none/other’ option. Remember that for projects which do not demonstrate use of QI methodology you should only select the ‘none/other’ option. See the IMT Recruitment website for full guidance.
 
What was the project and the intended aims? (words allowed: 50)
 
Describe your involvement in planning and describe the use of QI methodology in this project. Please confirm the number of cycles this project has completed and the number with which you have been personally involved. (words allowed: 100)
 
How was data collected and analysed and what was your role? (words allowed: 50)
 
Describe your involvement in a change/act/action step and the change(s) brought about. (words allowed: 75)
 
If you were involved in presenting the project, please give details of where it was shown, the audience and your role. (words allowed: 50)
 
Supporting
1. MRCP (UK)
Please give details of any sections of the MRCP(UK) examination you have already passed, and the date on which the examination you passed was held.
Please note – passing any part of the MRCP(UK) is not an entry requirement for IMT, and this area will not be scored, this information is sought for planning purposes only. 

MRCP(UK) Part 1
Have you passed MRCP(UK) Part 1? (Yes/No)
 
MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written
Have you passed MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written? (Yes/No)
 
MRCP(UK) PACES
Have you passed MRCP(UK) PACES? (Yes/No)
 
2. Commitment to specialty
Commitment to specialty
Your answers in this section will not contribute to your application score, but commitment to specialty will be part of the interview and your answer reviewed at that stage.
 
Explain in the space provided why you have applied for this specialty. (words allowed: 150)
If you wish to describe a preference here for either ACCS-internal medicine or IMT, please note this will not jeopardise your application in any way whatsoever; although stating such a preference is not required or expected by any means.
 
What have you done to prepare for an internal medicine training programme? (words allowed: 150)
 
3. Additional Achievements
If you have any additional achievements to which you wish to draw attention that is not covered in previous sections, please use the space provided. For example: major prizes or awards or contributions to leadership and management. (words allowed: 100)
 
4. Training courses attended
In this section you can give details of training courses that you have attended. You can enter a maximum of four, although there is a text box available should you wish to add any additional course information you think particularly relevant.
 
Include in this section training courses you have attended which are most relevant to this programme.
 
Please note that entries you make in this section do not gain achievement points at the application stage, but may be reviewed should you go on to attend interview.
 
Training course 1
Enter the name of the course attended. (words allowed: 20)
Training course 2
Enter the name of the course attended. (words allowed: 20)
Training course 3
Enter the name of the course attended. (words allowed: 20)
Training course 4
Enter the name of the course attended. (words allowed: 20)
Additional training course information
If you would like to add information about any additional training courses which you have attended which you think are particularly relevant and not mentioned above, please use the space provided. It is not mandatory to do this and recommended only to include courses which are most relevant. (words allowed: 100)
 
5. Mailing Preferences
Membership to the physician royal colleges offers career support, on demand educational content, plus discounts on events and services, suitable for FY, IMT and ST grade doctors. They also represent the views of medical trainees with representatives and stakeholders throughout the UK, through a range of committees and networks.
 
Do you wish to be added to the mailing list and receive regular updates about memberships?
o Edinburgh/Glasgow/London
o Edinburgh
o Glasgow
o London
o Edinburgh/Glasgow
o Edinburgh/London
o Glasgow/London
o I do not wish to be added to any education mailing lists
 
The three physicians royal college frequently run workshops and educational programmes (both online and in-person) which are suitable for FY, IMT and ST grade doctors.
 
Do you wish to be added to the mailing list and receive regular updates relating to these workshops and programmes?
o Edinburgh/Glasgow/London
o Edinburgh
o Glasgow
o London
o Edinburgh/Glasgow
o Edinburgh/London
o Glasgow/London
o I do not wish to be added to any education mailing lists
 
If you choose to receive information from one or more of the three physicians royal colleges, you are opting in to receive contact from the relevant college(s) directly with reference to both of the above questions. The colleges are required by law to abide by strict data protection legislation and will not share your data with any third party until legally obliged to do so. 

Self-Assessment

1. Self-assessment   
When completing this section you must read the guidance on selecting options on the IMT Recruitment website, which includes the scoring framework for each area: https://IMTrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/applying/application-scoring. The guidance includes specific rules about what you can claim and in which section, this includes but is not limited to:
 
 – Completed achievements only – you can only claim on the basis of achievements completed at point of submission of your application.
 
 – Scores not adjustable after submission – your application score will not be revised ahead of the shortlisting process; this includes the ‘other’ option which is an option for each area.
 
Additionally, you cannot amend this section after application should you have made a mistake on your application form, or gained an achievement after the submission of your application.
 
The questions in this section require you to select the most appropriate achievement from each section. On the ‘Evidence’ section in Part 3 of this application form, you will be required to provide text justifying your selection. This text should focus on justifying the scoring option chosen, however, you are welcome to mention other achievements in that domain should you wish. The answers to these questions will make up the application score used to allocate candidates to interview.
 
Unless specified otherwise on the website, all achievements should relate to the field of medicine (in its broadest sense – i.e. not just hospital medicine).
 
Queries about which option to choose
 
In addition to the guidance we also have some frequently asked questions which you may find helpful in completing this section: https://IMTrecruitment.org.uk/help/applying-faqs
 
The single most common question we receive is from candidates unsure which options to choose when it appears unclear.
 
Unfortunately we are restricted in the guidance we can provide as completion of the form must be solely your own work, including choosing achievements from each list.
 
The general advice is to consider the options available, the guidance on the website and your experience/achievements in this area, and then use your professional judgement to select the option most closely matching. Subsequent to this, provide all additional information required within the form, so as to make a case as to why you have selected this particular option.
 
It is acknowledged that, on occasion, it will not always be clear exactly which option to choose and so cases of perceived over-claiming are not likely to be considered as a serious offence. 
 
It is important that you’re scoring accurately represents your achievements, as applications are not routinely re-scored, but you must be able to justify your selection and provide evidence if required. Any instances of candidates found to be blatantly or persistently trying to gain an unfair advantage by over-claiming scores and/or exaggerating their achievements will lead to a probity investigation and applicants in this position should expect to be contacted to review their scoring. This could lead to an application being deemed not appointable, or, in very serious cases, could be reported as a probity matter to the GMC; however, this is a very rare outcome and only in cases of overt cheating. 
 
You can read more about documentation on the IMT Recruitment website: https://imtrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/planning-your-application/documents
 
Postgraduate degrees and qualifications
  • PhD or MD by research (can include non-medical related qualifications) : 4
  • Masters level degree eg MSc, MA, MRes, etc. (can include non-medical qualifications). Typically lasts 8 months or longer, full-time equivalent : 3
  • Other relevant postgraduate diploma or postgraduate certificate typically lasting between ONE AND TEN MONTHS (whole-time equivalent). You cannot claim for any membership examinations, or parts thereof, from within or outside the UK; this includes the MRCP(UK). Qualifications unrelated to medicine cannot be claimed for in this option. : 1
  • None/other: please specify : 0
 
Presentations/posters
  • An ORAL PRESENTATION in which I was a first or second author was given at a NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL medical meeting : 6
  • A POSTER in which I was a first or second author was given at a NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL medical meeting : 4
  • An ORAL PRESENTATION in which I was a first or second author was given at REGIONAL medical meeting : 3
  • An ORAL PRESENTATION in which I was a first or second author was given at LOCAL medical meeting : 2
  • A POSTER in which I was a first or second author was given at a REGIONAL OR LOCAL medical meeting : 2
  • none/other: please specify : 0
 
Publications
  • I am first author, joint-first author or corresponding author, of ONE OR MORE PubMed-cited original research publication (or in press) : 8
  • I am co-author, of ONE OR MORE PubMed-cited original research publication (or in press) : 6
  • I am first author, joint-first author, corresponding author or co-author of MORE THAN ONE PubMed-cited OTHER PUBLICATIONS (or in press) such as editorials, reviews, case reports, letters, etc : 5
  • I have written one or more chapters of a book related to medicine in its broadest sense (this does not include self-published books) : 5
  • I am first author, joint-first author, corresponding author or co-author of ONE PubMed-cited OTHER PUBLICATION (or in press) such as editorials, reviews, case reports, letters, etc : 3
  • I have published one or more abstracts, non peer-reviewed articles or published articles that are not PubMed-cited : 1
  • none/other: please specify : 0
 
Teaching experience
  • I have worked with local tutors to ORGANISE a teaching programme (a series of sessions) for healthcare professionals or medical students on which I REGULARLY TAUGHT over a period of APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS or longer. I have evidence of FORMAL FEEDACK : 5
  • I have provided REGULAR teaching for healthcare professionals or medical students, as part of a defined programme/course, over a period of APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS or longer. I have evidence of FORMAL FEEDBACK : 3
  • I have taught medical students or other healthcare professionals OCCASIONALLY. I have evidence of FORMAL FEEDBACK : 1
  • none/other: please specify : 0
 
Training in teaching
  • I have a higher qualification in teaching eg PG Cert or PG Diploma : 3
  • I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma : 1
  • I have had no training in teaching methods : 0
 
Quality improvement
  • Involvement in ALL STAGES of TWO CYCLES of a quality improvement project : 4
  • Involvement in SOME STAGES of TWO CYCLES of a quality improvement project OR involved in all stages of a single cycle of a quality improvement project : 3
  • Involvement in SOME STAGES of a SINGLE CYCLE of a quality improvement project : 1
  • none/other: please specify : 0

Specialty Applications

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