KOCHI:
KIMSHEALTH, a world-class multispecialty hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, has invited applications from eligible medical graduates for admission to the three-year Internal Medical Training (IMT) programme, the successful completion of which leads to the award of the coveted Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP) of the United Kingdom.
Spread over three years, IMT is a structured programme which requires the candidates to clear Part I,II and PACES(Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills) during this period. They must also complete the full IMT programme, including workplace-based assessments and their MRCP (UK) examinations. KIMSHEALTHis jointly running the programme, which is equivalent to the UK’s IMT, with the Royal College of Physicians Training Board.
Once candidates clear the exams, they will be eligible to undergo the Higher Specialty Course in various super specialties in the United Kingdom at par with those candidates doing the programme in the UK itself. Medical graduates holding a permanent registration from the Indian Medical Council are eligible to apply.
The third batch of admissions and classes start in September. Interested candidates can directly contact Ms Jessy Ajith on 0471 2941306, on or before August 31. The MRCP conducted by the RCP is becoming increasingly popular in India, but many of its graduates flunk the test primarily because of lack of training.
“We have decided to address this issue through a structured teaching programme by a teaching faculty which has extensive experience and knowledge about MRCP,” said Dr M I Sahadulla, Group Chairman and Managing Director of KIMSHEALTH. “We also want to cultivate the clinical approach of the MRCP training to improve patient care.”
The MRCP (UK) PACES exam is designed to test the clinical knowledge and skills of trainee doctors who hope to enter higher specialist training in the UK. Candidates must have passed the Part 1 written examination within the last seven years before taking PACES. The exam sets rigorous standards to ensure that trainees are competent across a range of skills and ready to provide a high standard of care to patients. In PACES, candidates are assessed on their ability to carry out essential clinical skills.
Candidates can proceed to the UK for higher specialty training at the end of the three years (PLAB exempted). The first IMT programme at KIMSHEALTH commenced in 2018.
