ढाँचा:NHS medical career grades
| Old system | New system (Modernising Medical Careers) | |||
| Year 1: | Pre-registration house officer (PRHO) - one year | Foundation Doctor (FY1 and FY2) - 2 years | ||
| Year 2: | Senior house officer (SHO) a minimum of two years, although often more | |||
| Year 3: | Specialty Registrar (StR) in a hospital speciality: minimum six years |
Specialty Registrar (StR) in general practice: three years | ||
| Year 4: | Specialist registrar four to six years |
GP registrar- one year | ||
| Year 5: | General practitioner total time in training: 4 years | |||
| Years 6-8: | General practitioner total time in training: 5 years | |||
| Year 9: | Consultant total time in training: minimum 7-9 years |
Consultant total time in training: minimum 8 years | ||
| Optional | Training may be extended by pursuing medical research (usually two-three years), usually with clinical duties as well |
Training is competency based, times shown are a minimum. Training may be extended by obtaining an Academic Clinical Fellowship for research or by dual certification in another speciality. | ||