Enrolment

As of 1st August 2010 all entrants into specialty training in pharmaceutical medicine are required to follow the August 2010 Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialty Training (PMST) curriculum.

The enrolment process begins once an applicant has submitted to the Faculty, the CV template, and, if not currently a member of the Faculty, an Associate (Trainee) membership application form. Once an application has been received the Faculty will check that the applicant meets the criteria for PMST. Please see the Person Specification for the entry and selection criteria and refer to the August 2010 PMST curriculum for full details.

Eligibility Criteria

Medical graduates who qualified before 2005

The entry and selection criteria detailed in the Person Specification apply to all applicants to PMST but for medical graduates who qualified before 2005 the clinical training requirement will be as follows:

Doctors who qualified before 2005 and received provisional registration with the General Medical Council before 1st August 2005 will need to demonstrate successful completion of the following clinical training requirements or demonstrate equivalence to them before entry to PMST:

• 1 year as Pre-Registration House Officer (PRHO)
• 2 years post-registration experience of General Professional Training in approved training posts at Senior House Officer (SHO) level, which would normally involve direct patient care and experience of prescribing and monitoring the effects of drugs. Approved training in a range of specialties is highly recommended but is not required.
  
  

Medical graduates who qualified in or after 2005

The entry and selection criteria detailed in the Person Specification above apply to all applicants to PMST but for medical graduates who qualified in or after 2005 the clinical training requirement will be as follows:

• Evidence of achievement of Foundation (F1, F2) competencies (or documentary evidence of equivalent competence).
• 24 months' clinical experience post-Foundation (or equivalent) in approved training posts or evidence of close involvement on a regular basis with the management of patients through multi-disciplinary team meetings.

For those applicants who meet the above entry criteria, the Faculty assigns a SSA (Senior Specialty Adviser) and applications go through enrolment, which proceeds as detailed here.

PMST Fees 

• JRCPTB one-off enrolment fee.
• Faculty membership fee payable to Faculty.
• Annual PMST administration fee payable to Faculty of £985 (as of 1 January 2013).
• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine exam fee.

The fee for subsequent years will fall on the anniversary of the training start date. This is the date from which the NTN is effective and the date from which training may be accredited towards the CCT/CESR. Regular invoices will be sent to participants on the anniversary of their training start date. Please note that all fees paid are non-refundable.

Trainees who are out of programme for maternity or paternity leave may be eligible for a reduction in Faculty membership fees subject to formal agreement of the time out of programme by the Lead Postgraduate Dean. Please note that if you are out of programme for more than 14 days during a 12 month period, your CCT date might have to be extended. The Lead Postgraduate Dean will review your CCT date when you re-enter the training programme.

Trainees in this situation should write to the Lead Postgraduate Dean, care of the Faculty office, prior to the time out of programme. The letter should indicate the anticipated time out of programme and if possible the start date in which the leave will commence and the anticipated date of return.