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Reproductive Medicine subspecialty training

Subspecialty training in Reproductive Medicine (RM), including the curriculum and assessments

This section is relevant to trainees following the Subspecialty Curriculum 2019 and will remain in effect until August 2026. For those on the 2024 curriculum, please refer to the 2024 subspecialty curricula.

In this section

Reproductive Medicine – Definitive Document

This is the Definitive Document for the Reproductive Medicine curriculum 2019 approved by the GMC, which contains full details of the Reproductive Medicine curriculum. Please use this document as a reference point.

Capabilities in Practice (CiP)

The Reproductive Medicine curriculum is divided into five Capabilities in Practice (CiP).

Please see the Matrix of progression page for training matrix documents for both ST6-7 who have switched to the 2019 core curriculum, and ST6-7 who are staying on the pre-2019 core curriculum.

Reproductive Medicine matrix

Subspecialty Curriculum guidance

See our Subspecialty guidance document. developed to support the new Reproductive Medicine subspecialty curriculum.

Cross specialty guidance

In order to achieve CCT at the end of subspecialty training, pre-CCT trainees following the 2019 core curriculum are required to provide evidence for the cross specialty Capabilities in Practice (CiPs). See our Subspecialty guidance document, developed on how evidence for the cross specialty CiPs can be achieved.

OSATS

In line with the previous curriculum, only the following require three OSATs evidencing competent independent practice for this Reproductive Medicine subspecialty:

  • Hysteroscopic surgery
  • Laparoscopic adhesiolysis
  • Laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis
  • Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy
  • Laparoscopic salpingectomy
  • Laparoscopic salpingostomy
  • Myomectomy

However, it is recommended that the other specific procedural skills listed in the procedure table in the curriculum which also require Level 5 sign-off should also ideally be evidenced by at least three competent OSATs where possible before sign-off. You have to be competent in the below:

  • Hysteroscopic surgery
  • Laparoscopic adhesiolysis
  • Laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis
  • Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy
  • Laparoscopic salpingectomy
  • Laparoscopic salpingostomy
  • Myomectomy

Find out more

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