Training guidance for clinical oncology
Out of Programme Activities (OOPE, OOPR and OOPT)
Tax relief for trainees
Currency of examinations
The currency of examinations - Where trainees enter an approved training programme and wish to record previously undertaken exams in their chosen specialty, the RCR will adopt the guidance of the GMC. The GMC guidance on the currency of exams states:
"An examination may be taken before the candidate enters the relevant GMC-approved training programme or when they are on a break in the programme. In this scenario, the pass will be considered current as long as the candidate enters or re-enters the programme within seven years of passing the examination and satisfies any other currency requirements determined by the relevant royal college or faculty."
Regional Specialty Advisers
Regional Specialty Advisers perform a vital role in assuring, on behalf of the RCR, that national standards for training, curriculum delivery, and workplace-based assessment are maintained.
Useful resources
Deployment of clinical oncology trainees in the provision of non-oncological acute care
Glossary Of Educational Terms
RCR Advice & Guidance Clinical Oncology Induction Guidance July 2016
Other useful links
OncologyTube
The Gold Guide 2017
A reference guide for postgraduate specialty training in the UK.
Enhancing supervision for postgraduate doctors in training
Health Education England on effective supervision and how trainees and trainers alike should be clear as to what good supervision looks like.
The General Medical Council
The Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans
HEE: Medical Specialty Recruitment
The Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency
Scottish Medical Training
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
Our specialty training
Learn more about how the College sets the standards and curriculum that lead to the award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) and entry onto the GMC's Specialist Register.