Glossary
Please see below for a glossary of terms used in the recruitment process, throughout this website and elsewhere. We will update this regularly.
| Glossary of terms | |
|---|---|
| applicants/candidates | those applying to ST3 are referred to throughout the recruitment process as either 'applicants' or 'candidates'; the terms are used interchangeably and there is no difference between them. |
| ARCP | Annual Review of Competence Progression |
| assessment centre | this is the stage of recruitment where an applicant will visit a deanery/UoA to be assessed in person. This is referred to as an 'interview' throughout our literature; while 'assessment/selection centre' will usually refer to the actual venue/building in which the interview takes place. |
| CCT | Certificate of Completion of Training |
| CESR | Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration |
| CMT | Core Medical Training |
| CT1 | Core Training year 1 - equivalent to ST1 (Specialty Training year 1) |
| CT2 | Core Training year 2 - equivalent to ST2 (Specialty Training year 2) |
| DH | the Department of Health |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| FTSTA | Fixed-Term Specialty Training Appointment |
| GIS | Guaranteed Interview Scheme |
| GMC | the General Medical Council |
| GMP | Good Medical Practice |
| GPT | General Professional Training |
| IELTS | the International English Language Testing System |
| JRCPTB | the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board |
| LAS | Locum Appointment (Service) |
| LAT | Locum Appointment (Training) |
| METP | Medical Education Training Programme |
| mini-CEX | Mini Clinical Evaluation eXercise |
| MRCP(UK) | examination diploma denoting Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) |
| NTN | National Training Number |
| PMETB | the Postgraduate Medical Education & Training Board (merged with GMC April 2010) |
| R1/round 1 | round 1 is the initial recruitment phase for ST3 posts commencing from August 2012 onwards |
| R2/round 2 | round 2 is the second recruitment episode for ST3 posts commencing from December 2012 until March 2013 |
| RCP | the Royal College of Physicians. Generally when used on this website and in relation to coordinated recruitment, this refers to the RCP (London) |
| RITA | Record of In-Training Assessment |
| RLMT | Resident Labour Market Test |
| SHO | Senior House Office |
| SRO | Specialty Recruitment Office |
| ST3 | Specialty Training year 3 |
| UKBA | United Kingdom Borders Agency |
| UKFPO | United Kingdom Foundation Programme Office |
| UoA | Unit of Application |
