Description

Specialist medical practitioners specialise in particular areas of modern medicine, diagnose mental and physical injuries, disorders and diseases within their specialism, prescribe and give treatment, recommend preventative action, and conduct medical education and research activities

Tasks

• Examines patient, arranges for any necessary x-rays or other tests and interprets results diagnoses condition and prescribes and/or administers appropriate treatment/surgery administers medical tests and inoculations against communicable diseases supervises patient’s progress and advises on diet, exercise and other preventative action provides specialist advice to generalist medical practitioners or other specialists performs specialist medical tasks such as surgery, anaesthetisation and diagnostic or interventional radiology prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials takes overall responsibility for, supervises and directs the implementation of care and treatment plans by other healthcare providers

Entry Requirements

Entrants require a university degree from a medical school recognised by the General Medical Council followed by two years of pre-registration training as a house officer, and further postgraduate training in a chosen speciality. Some medical schools operate graduate entry schemes.