Radiology training in the United Kingdom

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 3 May 2024

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Citation:

Smith D, Knipe H, Kusel K, et al. Radiology training in the United Kingdom. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-35258

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-35258

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/35258

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35258

Article created:

29 Mar 2015, Derek Smith ◉

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Last revised:

3 May 2024, Henry Knipe ◉

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Radiology training (UK)

Entry to radiology training in the United Kingdom (UK) is very competitive for a perennially popular specialty.

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) sets the core and subspecialty curricula for clinical radiology training in the UK. Training usually takes a 5-year period, with core (general) training across the first three years and subspecialty training for the last two years. Some trainees undertake further subspecialty training in the UK or overseas, informally known as a fellowship, not to be confused with the the formal Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR).

Entry to training is nationwide through a central interview process. Entrants are post-Foundation training upwards.

As registrars progress through training, they are expected to pass the FRCR examination, a prerequisite to practising as a consultant radiologist in the UK.

Radiology programmes generally perform well in General Medical Council (GMC) training surveys, with a total satisfaction score of 83.8 1 from 2014 trainees ¹.