Template:NHS medical career grades
| Year | Current (Modernising Medical Careers) | Previous | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundation doctor (FY1 and FY2), 2 years | Pre-registration house officer (PRHO), 1 year | ||
| 2 | Senior house officer (SHO), minimum 2 years; often more | |||
| 3 | Specialty registrar, general practice (GPST), minimum 3 years |
Specialty registrar, hospital speciality (SpR), minimum 5 years | ||
| 4 | Specialist registrar, 4–6 years |
GP registrar, 1 year | ||
| 5 | General practitioner, 4 years total time in training | |||
| 6–8 | General practitioner, minimum 5 years total time in training | |||
| 9 | Consultant, minimum 7 years total time in training | Consultant, minimum 7–9 years total time in training | ||
| Optional | Training is competency based, times shown are a minimum. Training may be extended by obtaining an Academic Clinical Fellowship for research or by dual certification in another speciality. | Training may be extended by pursuing medical research (usually 2–3 years), usually with clinical duties as well | ||
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