ACCS Internal Medicine Trainees

ACCS training for those with a parent specialty of Internal Medicine is a four year training programme with the final two years completing Internal Medicine stage 1 training years 2 and 3 (IMY2 & IMY3) in order to gain equivalent experience to trainees in the Internal Medicine Training (IMT) programme. On completion of four years of ACCS-IM training, trainees will be eligible for appointment to a group 1 higher training programme in a JRCPTB medical specialty, leading to a certificate of completion of training (CCT). Trainees will be eligible to apply for a group 2 specialty after three years of ACCS-IM, please see the JRCPTB website for more information - www.jrcptb.org.uk.

e-Portfolio

ACCS trainees with Internal Medicine as a parent specialty will be expected to use the JRCPTB e-portfolio. This web-based portfolio will provide a record of progress through training and the acquisition of learning outcomes, based on the relevant curricula. The e-portfolio includes facilities for direct recording of workplace based assessments, records of appraisal and ARCP outcomes. Access to the e-portfolio is organised on a deanery level and further details can be found on the here.

Trainees will use the ACCS curriculum for the first two years and then the IM stage 1 curriculum for the third and fourth year (IMY2 & IMY3) Trainees should refer to IM curriculum and the IMT ARCP decision aid here.

Examinations

ACCS-IM trainees will normally be expected to have completed MRCP 1 before entering IMY2 and to have passed MRCP2 & PACES by the end of IMY2. Acquisition of MRCP (UK) is required prior to completion of ACCS-IM/IMT. Please see the JRCPTB Internal Medicine webpage and the MRCP website for further details.