A<unk>  <unk>  is a doctor in the Republic of Ireland or in the United Kingdom who is receiving advanced training in a<unk>  field of medicine in order to become a consultant or General Practitioner. After graduation from medical school, they will have undertaken several years of work and training as a pre-registration house officer and senior house officer. It may be required to take examinations for membership of the Royal College of their specialty. This is now achieved by the Foundation Programme and meeting the foundation competencies required for specialty training. For example, medical<unk> s will take the MRCP examinations to enable progression to become<unk> s.<unk> s generally stay in post for around five years (more or less depending on the<unk> y), gaining experience in a broad<unk> y (e.g. general medicine), and in a subspecialty (e.g. cardiology) after which they receive the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). The CCT is awarded based on satisfactory yearly Record of In-Training Assessments (RITA) and completion of an 'exit' exam or fellowship diploma in the specialty from one of the Royal Colleges. Listing on the<unk>  Register permits application to consultant jobs.<unk> s are encouraged to undertake research in their field, and many choose to do this by means of a Ph.D. or MD.
Specialist registrar
Specialty registrar
Clinician
Junior doctor
Doctor
Senior registrar
Military nurse
Assistant doctor 