Internal Medicine Stage 2 (IM Stage 2)
(Formally General Internal Medicine.)
Key Contacts
Training Programme Director for IM Stage 2 Dr Emma Thomas (Based at Royal Cornwall Hospital) and Dr Jonathan Hacon (Based at Torbay Hospital)
(Interim) Head of School of Medicine: Dr Kathy Woolson
Deputy Dean for Medicine: Dr Jon Francis
Education programme Manager: Naomi Mallinson
Link to Severn IM Stage 2, specialty page
https://medicine.severndeanery.nhs.uk/about-us/higher-specialty-training/general-internal-medicine/
Link to IM Stage 2 (GIM) JRCPTB Specialty page.
https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/general-internal-medicine-gim
PENINSULA IM Stage 2 (G(I)M) TRUST LEADS
First point of contact for GIM trainees at a local level
Dr vacant - Exeter
Dr vacant - Plymouth
Dr Jareer Raza - Barnstaple
Dr Katie Wallace - Cornwall
Dr Helen Harris - Torbay
Health Education South West (Peninsula) supervises all postgraduate medical specialist training in the Devon and Cornwall region for IM stage 2.
Information about the Specialty
NHS England, South West dual accredits all of its acute specialties with IM Stage 2.
We are also piloting a single accrediting programme in General Internal Medicine, currently based at the University Hospitals Plymouth, this programme is 36 months and requires IMT3 level core competencies to gain entry to the programme.
Triple accreditation with Group1 Specialty, IM Stage 2 & ICM
As Internal Medicine stage 2 will be fully incorporated into the associated Group 1 medical specialty curriculums from August 2022, trainees that successfully complete the triple CCT training programme will gain a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine and their chosen medical specialty. The medical specialties that are currently supported by this programme are Acute Internal Medicine, Renal Medicine and Respiratory Medicine. The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine has submitted an amendment to its 2021 curriculum so that it references the new triple CCT programmes.
Group 1 Specialties with IM stage 2 (G(I)M)
Acute Medicine
Cardiology
Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus
Gastroenterology
Geriatric Medicine
GUM
Palliative medicine
Neurology
Renal Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Annual Assessment Information
Trainees undertaking Higher Specialist Training are required to have an annual assessment (ARCP). Details of these assessments can be found within the assessment pages. By clicking on the your specialty you will find the requirements for your assessment. The checklists are by no means exhaustive and it is advised that you communicate with your Training Programme Director or Educational Supervisor for more detailed requirement information once you have been scheduled for an assessment Please use these checklists as a guide when preparing for your assessment. Its is your responsibility to check what is expected of you and prepare accordingly. The JRCPTB website is an invaluable source of assessment information.
The Training Hospitals
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Torbay Hospital (South Devon Healthcare Trust)
Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust
Related sites
JRCPTB Website - General Internal medicine
IM Stage 2 (G(I)M) (open to IMT3 Drs in Training) Regional Training Days 2023/24
Date |
Trust |
27th September 2023 |
Yeovil Hospital
|
8th November 2023 |
Bristol Royal Infirmary (Face to Face only) |
30th November 2023 |
Torbay Hospital 2pm - 5pm only ( face to face & Online) |
13th December 2023 |
Cheltenham & Gloucester (online only) |
26th January 2024 |
North Bristol (virtual or Face to Face TBC) |
9th February 2024 |
Plymouth |
7th March 2024 |
Cornwall |
2nd April 2024 |
Bath - Hybrid |
17th April 2024 |
Exeter - Virtual training |
24th June 2024 |
Taunton |