Genito Urinary Medicine - Wessex

Contact Information:

Programme Director, Dr Kate Schroeder, kate.schroeder@rbch.nhs.uk

Specialty Manager, Elizabeth Martin, elizabeth.martin@wessexdeanery.nhs.uk.

Introduction:

Genitourinary Medicine is a specialty which embraces both primary and secondary care. It provides a service to individuals and to public health. Dealing with the detection, treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections is immensely rewarding, requiring a non-judgemental approach, good communication skills and a fascination with the behaviour of humans and pathogens alike. Comprehensive care for people with HIV infection, including inpatient and antenatal care, provides a complex and rapidly evolving area of medicine to challenge the most enquiring minds and maintain general medical skills. Broader sexual health needs such as psychosexual medicine, sexual assault services and contraception are also catered for.

Specialty Training in Genitourinary Medicine in Wessex is a four year programme with posts in Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton. Trainees will usually rotate between two sites. There are many opportunities to be involved with audit, research and education, as well as a clinical attachment to a London Centre to increase exposure to HIV inpatient management.

Study and Training

The primary aim of all posts is the training programme developed and there is a region wide syllabus and minimum standards of education agreed by all Trusts within the rotation.

The Deanery is committed to developing postgraduate training programmes as laid down by PMETB , Colleges and Faculties and by COPMED - the Postgraduate Deans Network. At local level college/specialty tutors work with the Programme Director and Directors of Medical Education in supervising these programmes. Trainees will be expected to take part in these programmes (including audit) and to attend meetings with their nominated educational supervisor.

All posts within the training programme are recognised for postgraduate training by the Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board in accordance with their standards for training.

Study leave is granted in accordance with Deanery/Trust policy and are subject to the maintenance of the service.

All posts have a service element and the following covers the majority of duties, however there will be minor variations in different hospitals.

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Training Rotations:

Wessex Specialty trainees in Genitourinary Medicine will rotate between four posts in three departments (2 posts in Southampton, 1 in Portsmouth, 1 in Bournemouth) over a four year period. Each post will usually be for 12 months. Most trainees will spend two years in Southampton and one year each in Portsmouth and Bournemouth.

Training Hospitals:

Royal Bournmouth Hospital, Bournmouth
St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton.