Specialty training
Introduction
This section aims to provide all the information that residents and trainers alike will need from enrolling with the College at the start of training to entry onto the GMC's Specialist Register and everything in between.
Your frequently asked questions:
It is important that you keep us informed about any changes to your training so that we can advise you about the effects of these upon your eligibility for the FRCR examinations and the expected date for the completion of your specialty training.
This includes any changes to the number of sessions per week at which you are training, sickness absence, statutory leave, out of programme activities or training, subspecialty training or changes to your training location. You can update the RCR on changes to your training through the e-portfolio (please see the user guide for further information).
Radiology Training - What good looks like, now and in the future
We look at how teaching, diagnostic and procedural training has adapted and the innovations that are likely to stay. We recognise that there is still lot of work to do, but we hope that training programmes will continue to build on these positive developments – allowing for the training of more radiologists year-on-year.
Radiology training 2016 - 2026: a vision and a solution
The RCR puts forward a clear vision of what could be achieved in response to the severe workforce crisis in clinical radiology.
Find out more about specialty training
UK resident enrolment
Congratulations on your successful selection to specialty training and a warm welcome to The Royal College of Radiologists.
risr/advance (formerly known as Kaizen)
Risr/advance (formerly known as Kaizen) is the e-portfolio system used by residents, supervisors, and the Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) panel.
Training guidance for clinical oncology
Links and documents can be found here that are supplied in support of trainees and trainers.
Training guidance for clinical radiology
A selection of links and documents to support trainees and trainers.
Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance is an essential part of the management of education and training. The GMC has overall responsibility for quality assurance, which it does by establishing and overseeing standards and outcomes in medical education through its Quality Assurance Framework.
Completing training (CCT)
To receive a certificate of completion of training (CCT), doctors must submit an application to both the RCR and the GMC within 12 months of their training completion date.
Clinical oncology curriculum
The curriculum provides a training framework, describing the standard required to achieve a certificate of completion of training (CCT) and the expected levels of progress throughout training.
Clinical radiology curriculum
The clinical radiology curriculum aims to meet patient and service need by ensuring that trainees develop the specialty-specific capabilities necessary to become a consultant radiologist.
Our exams and training
Discover our resources on exams and training, which include help and guidance on taking the exams, alongside regulatory policies.
