Experience of a CPSP Scholarship Program Trainee : Acute Medicine

In order for all the readers to have a better perspective of the Scholarship Program across different specialties, I have asked my colleagues to write out their experience up till now. Read on to find out more about the Personal experience of one of the trainee working as a Junior Clinical Fellow at Russell Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK

International Training Program, Russells Hall Hospital

New Openings for both Junior and Senior Clinical Fellow in Russells Hall Hospital

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International Training Fellowship, University of Birmingham

New openings for CPSP Scholarship Program in University of Birmingham!! For both Junior and Senior Clinical Fellow

My 6 months Experience as CPSP Scholarship Trainee in NHS

It's been almost 6 months since I have joined NHS as an International Training Fellow in Respiratory Medicine. But my MTI isn't through RCP, my sponsor is College Of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan which gave me a slight advantage because I didn't require MRCP. Read here for details on the Requirements, Which Specialities can apply, and how to maximize your chances of getting selected for MTI.

MRCP Exams: How to clear MRCP Part 2

The second exam in the MRCP series is MRCP part 2. To know more about what is MRCP and to successfully clear MRCP part 1 exam read here. MRCP 2 is one of the most challenging exam which was conducted over the period of 2 days until recently when it's been reduced to a single day exam. Read on the find out how you can conquer this bad boy.

Renting your very own accommodation in the UK

Moving to UK can be quite exciting but in order to feel like home and completely settle in you need a place of your own, no matter how big or small, some place you can call home and live comfortably in. But how do you go about finding the perfect place for you to live in? Read on to find out how.

MRCP Exams: How to clear MRCP Part I

The Royal College of Physicians is one of the most prestigious and oldest professional body dedicated to the field of medicine and training physicians and surgeons for betterment of medical field. In order for doctors to become part of this royal college there are certain exams that you need to clear. These exams are needed to boost your career and fortunately anyone can apply for it. Clearing these exams will allow you to compete with the UK graduates in getting specialty training to become consultants. But how to actually to clear these exams? Read on to find out more

Frequently Asked Questions

First of all Thank You all for supporting this blog. I apologize for not being able to answer all your queries. Frankly its quite difficult to answer them individually and at times answering almost the same queries to different people. So I thought about creating this pages to address these FAQs so everyone can benefit them. In the comment sections please post your queries (let the page load completely and a comment box will appear) (you can comment anonymously as well), and I will regularly update them on this page. Remember help others to get helped!!

Working in NHS as an MTI

Once you have completed your GMC registration and have settled in its time to start your training full time. You will be assigned an Educational supervisor who will guide you through and help you maximize your 2yrs here. In your 1st

Opening A New Bank Account and Getting a Credit Card in UK

In order for you to be able to receive any scholarship you need to open a bank account. Plus you need a debit card card for any kind of online transactions. It's also makes it easy to for your day to day transactions. Opening bank accounts can be quite difficult in the UK but

Day #1 of the MTI Program

Of course when you reach UK you need to let your Hospital know at your earliest that you have arrived. You don't need to land and reach at the hospital but at your earliest convenience email the hospital personnel that has been communicating with you that you have arrived briefly inform about your schedule if you have previously not discussed, whether you will be going for GMC ID check directly or not. So once you have rested at your accommodation it's finally time to enter the hospital you will be working at.

BIOMETRIC RESIDENCE PERMIT (BRP)

Biometric Residence Permit is a document of utmost importance. It's your visa as well as your identity. You must carry it everywhere and it's your ticket to re entering UK every time you step out. Mentioned on the letter that came with visa, will be the details of when and where to collect. It usually

GMC ID CHECK

Once you reach UK the 1st and foremost thing that you need to sort out is your GMC ID check. It is the most important thing to do, you might as well be asked to go back if there are issues with it. Make sure you have all the documents that they asked you to bring, they must original not photocopied or not scanned. I repeat not scanned. They check for the ink imprint, please do not

Certificate Of Good Standing

A Good Standing Certificate is a document which shows that you have been working in clinical practice while being registered under the medical council of your country. For us it's PMDC. You need to have valid PMDC full Registration certificates and Rs. 5150 bank draft or cash of someone is submitting it personally. If you really want it urgently

Moving To UK

Congratulations on receiving your Tier 5 visa! The visa will show you Valid from and Valid to dates, the visa will be valid for only approximately a month. Don't worry its just an entry visa you will need to collect your on visa on arrival on the date, from the Post Office or the address, mentioned in the letter that you will receive with visa. After the getting the visa you need to inform the Trust, the Hospital you will be working and CPSP. You will need to tell them when you intend to to travel and with whom you intend to travel. If your Hospital is providing accommodation

Certificate Of Sponsorship (COS)

This is what a certificate of sponsorship looks like for an MTI post. It is a document of vital importance without which you cannot apply for the visa. It briefly tells details about you, your post, your expected income any banding (on calls). It also states whether maintenance will be provided for you an your dependents. This document is issued by

Tier 5 visa: My Personal Experience

Reach the Gerry's UK visa office located on Shahrah-e-Faisal PECHS Karachi. A word of caution Gerry's people are somewhat trained to drain your pocket every one from guards to the visa employers. As soon as you enter you need to give your details to the guy at reception which will issue a token. He will automatically give you a token for premium lounge. Please note there is no visa

Which Specialities can apply for MTI via CPSP?

As CPSP is starting to expand its MTI program its opening up posts for more and more specialities. Currently they have scholarship programs in UK and Ireland. I don't have much idea about Ireland but in UK currently their program is running in 3 different areas

How to maximize your chances of getting selected for the MTI / Scholarship Program?

Since this program is gaining popularity the number of candidates have also started to increase. So how can you maximize your chances of getting selected and pursue your dream to continue training in UK.

Tuberculosis Certificate for UK

The details on how to get your certificate can be found here. This is just a sample of how the certificate will look like