title: Post-certificate of completion of training fellowships.
abstract: Postgraduate medical training has changed. There is a significant reduction in hours of experience and training time due to the European Working Time Directive, a relative lag in substantive consultant post expansion and a resulting 'bulge' of trainees joining the specialist register having attained a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). Until the necessary expansion takes place, it is therefore less likely that all post-CCT trainees will immediately acquire substantive positions. Traditional historical alternatives for career progression at this point have been a locum consultancy, a period of research or an overseas fellowship. This article discusses the pros and cons of another more controversial alternative: a post-CCT fellowship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Lung Health, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospital of Leicester. andrewmedford@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Andrew R L
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Medford
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010560:Personnel Selection; D006113:United Kingdom