London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties

We aim to provide the highest quality of training and deliver the college curricula while exceeding national standards.

Trainers and trainees will feel part of a valued training environment, promote excellence and encourage academic training, research and innovation. We work closely with the Royal College of Physicians and NHS London to achieve these aims.

Why choose this school?

The London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties supports some of the best training in the UK. Trainees will gain experience in world-class research and clinical institutions, including:

• Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• University College London Hospital
• Guy's & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
• Barts & the London NHS Trust
• Royal Brompton and Royal Marsden Hospitals
• St George's Healthcare NHS Trust
  

London offers the greatest diversity of opportunity. The capital has the widest range of patients, disease and innovative clinical practice, in addition to dedicated trainers.

Training is widely recognised as a core activity of NHS London and we have excellent relationships with the NHS and the universities. The school supports its trainees through clinical training days, offering tuition in academic and teaching skills. We also encourage trainees to undertake full time research degrees.

Although London is a large metropolitan area, generally trainees will have training within one sector (e.g. NE London). They will have exposure to both district general hospitals and teaching hospitals in all rotations.

Who is the head?

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Dr Jeremy Levy is the head of the London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties.  Jeremy is a consultant nephrologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He is also the director of medical education and a clinical tutor. He was previously training programme director for renal training in North Thames.

Jeremy helped establish the largest programme of academic foundation training and academic clinical fellowships at Imperial. He is committed to ensuring London provides the highest quality clinical training in all specialties, appropriate recognition and support of training, with wide access to academic opportunities. His major interests are immune mediated renal disease, haemodialysis, teaching, cycling and skiing.

Our programmes

We offer training programmes across London in core medicine (CT1 and CT2 levels). These two-year programmes generally rotate through tertiary centres and DGHs. Rotations vary with either four or six month attachments to a wide variety of specialties.

Training at ST3 level and above is available in 27 medical specialties ranging from audiological medicine, clinical neurophysiology and nuclear medicine to all the large core specialties. Programmes rotate through tertiary centres and cover all aspects of the curricula.

Our training programmes involve rotations through several hospitals. We offer dual training in general medicine with subspecialty training, where appropriate. In addition to clinical training, we encourage trainees to develop skills in research, teaching or management.

Find out more

To find out more about training in medicine and medical specialties, visit the Royal College of Physicians.