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Foundation Programe:
Consider prioritising GUM/sexual health and associated specialties at foundation eg. Infectious disease, public health, microbiology, dermatology, O&G

Alternative foundation programmes:

LIFT: Longitudinal Integrated Foundation Training, a day a week in sexual health for a year (currently available in Cardiff)

Specialised Foundation Programme: Undertake research/teaching a day a week or for a full rotation

F3+
Clinical or Academic Fellow Job - Each year there are a handful of sexual health jobs across the UK typically advertised between November-July.

IMT
Flexible portfolio planning is a new initiative that protects one day a week for non-clinical development focussed on:

Clinical informatics

Quality improvement

Medical Education

Research

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MEMCast: advancing with future healthcare QIP Project, by Demi Wright, Rachel Saville, Cristina Cusu, Hari Ratan

We are a group of higher speciality trainees in the East Midlands, brought together by Flexible Portfolio Training under the supervision of Mr Hari Ratan. Our project was aimed at developing electronic learning resources for MRCP. The project started to run in September 2019, with Rachel, a Respiratory ST3 and Cristina, a Nephrology ST3 at the time. We had the pleasure of adding Demi to our team in August 2020, a Respiratory ST3 at the time. We continued our project alongside our clinical commitments as our training progressed.

We started to release our podcasts as MEMCast (Medicine East Midlands podcasts) in October 2019 on all available platforms (Apple podcasts, Spotify, Podomatic etc). We started publishing weekly episodes in January 2021. In the past year we had more than 50,000 downloads and more than 19,000 plays of our podcasts. Our podcasts are downloaded all around the world. We have released more than 110 episodes.

We developed our own Instagram account @mem.cast where we publish our weekly question of the week and fact of the week related to our podcast topic. The account currently has more than 500 followers. We also run a twitter account @mem_cast. Our next venture is YouTube videos for PACES preparation. We are also lucky to be joined by 2 new colleagues

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Flexible portfolio training (FPT) was launched as a pilot initiative within higher specialty training offered by Health Education England and the Royal College of Physicians. It protects 1 day a week (or 20% time equivalent) for non-clinical professional development.

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Posts are advertised each June/July via social media and newsletters.
Unfilled ambassador roles will be advertised here and filled year-round.

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Love GUM - Watch videos from trainees, consultants and doctors whose GUM career led them to incredible leadership positions. The site also includes an overview of the GUM curriculum.

A Career in GUM - Watch this STASHH webinar on catch up to hear from current GUM doctors as they take us through the specialty application process and the reality of GUM.

BMJ Career Focus - Read about why Dr Laura Waters and Dr Simon Waters love GUM and what their job involves. (Note specific requirements of GUM training are outdated)

Top 5 reasons to choose GUM - BASHH Blog written by trainees

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Organise an SSC

- Contact your undergraduate sexual health lead

- Contact your local clinic

- Is there a specific topic you're interested in? A simple google scholar search will identify research in this area. If you're interested in someone's work, contact the corresponding author

- Get involved in research as a medical student - BMJ article

Electives
Chelsea & Westminster, UK
Imperial, UK

Brighton, UK

Elective Funding

Royal Society for Medicine - Deadline 31/01/24

The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries - Deadline 03/01/24

Royal College of Physicians - £500 - Deadline 19/05/24

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Includes an undergraduate level pathway.

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Subscribe to the STASHH newsletter to hear about upcoming GUM webinars, prizes, conferences, projects and opportunities.

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Listen to Sexy Health with STASHH on Spotify. Season 2 coming soon! The podcast where we get down and dirty into the world of sexual health, genitourinary medicine, and HIV. Brought to you by STASHH, an affiliate of BASHH. Hosted by Dr Lily Copping and Dr Beth McMahon. Edited by Izzy Syme.

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BASHH are the UK professional body for GUM
- Conferences
- Membership (Free for students, £40 for pre-specialty Drs)

- Undergraduate Essay Prize (Deadline Jan each year)

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Currently only available for pre-specialty doctors

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BHIVA represents professionals in HIV care.
- Conferences
- Membership - free for students, £40 pre-specialty.
- HIV event diary

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At Uni:

Deliver teaching

Join your sexual health committee or start one!

Get involved in advocacy projects

At work:

Start a journal club

Teach medical students

Organise a recruitment fair/lecture

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Children's HIV Association
- Conferences (often free tickets available for students)

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LSHTM Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Interest Group
Often run interesting webinars - follow on Twitter to hear about events.

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Read about the specialty and the training curriculum

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Latest news and developments:

A new curriculum for dual training in GUM and Internal Medicine was implemented in August 2022. Trainees entering GUM in August 2021 will transfer to the new curriculum unless it is not safe or practical for them to do so. Trainees who started training prior to August 2021 can remain on the current curriculum and will not be required to transfer but will be encouraged to transfer where possible. Please see our transition page for general information and the specialty guidance provided below.

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Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) involves the investigation and management of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. It is mostly outpatient based but does include inpatient care of HIV infection. It can also include more specialised services such as young people's clinics, genital dermatoses, sexual dysfunction, and psychosexual medicine and outreach services for sex workers and drug users.

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Locally:
Ask your supervisor if you can present at your department MDT or hospital audit or guideline meeting.
Present at your university
Regionally:
BASHH run regional audit meetings. Ask your supervisor if they know when the local meeting is, or could put you in touch with the BASHH regional audit meeting.
Nationally:
BASHH - GUM, UK

Typically have an undergraduate oral presentation session

STASHH have worked with BASHH to make their conferences student and pre-specialty friendly

BHIVA - HIV, UK
CHIVA - Children living with HIV, UK
Internationally:
IAC - HIV, International
IAPAC - HIV, adherence and FastTrack Cities, International
EACS - HIV, Europe
IUSTI - STIs, International
CROI - Retroviruses and opportunistic infections

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This site is a handy tool for pre-specialty doctors with a GUM job thanks to it's sampling guidance. If your role involves regular microscopy, ask you supervisor if you can complete microscopy competency training.

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Watch recordings of previous talks and subscribe to hear about upcoming talks.
Get certificates for your attendance.

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Student and Trainee Association for Sexual Health and HIV

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Formed 2021 - improving recruitment to Sexual Health and HIV by facilitating clinical and academic opportunities for medical students and pre-specialty trainees.

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- Sexpression:UK - facilitate RSE workshops
- Pride events - help represent your local clinic
- SHAG - Sexual Health Awareness Group - does your uni have one?
- C-Card - condom distribution service - seeif your local provider needs support
- Conference volunteer - International AIDS Society hold the annual AIDS Conference and offer free admission to volunteers (flights not paid)
- Freedom 2 Be - Summer support camp for young people living with HIV - typically open applications in March

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GUM and Internal Medicine Stage 2 training is 4 years and applicants must have completed Internal Medicine Training or Acute Care Common Stem

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IMT
IMT Recruitment Webinar 23 - JRCPTB
Interview stations and preparation - Mind the Bleep

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ST3 Recruitment - Full, comprehensive guidance on applying to ST3 posts

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Full, comprehensive guidance on applying to ST3 posts in UK