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Physician specialties

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Specialties

Content on the RCP is regularly tagged with relevant specialties. Select a tag to see the list.

Choosing a specialty

Choosing a specialty is one of the hardest decisions medical student and foundation doctors will have to make in their careers.

To help you with your decision, we've also put together:

  • Guide to choosing a specialty
  • Specialty career stories
  • Useful specialty links

Got a specialty career question?

RCP medical student and foundation doctor members can ask our team of experts a specialty-related career question. 

This is an exclusive resource for members - find out more about becoming a member.

Acute medicine (32) General (internal) medicine (50) Nuclear medicine (12)
Allergy (24) Genitourinary medicine (16) Paediatric cardiology (14)
Audiological medicine (10) Geriatric medicine (54) Palliative medicine (18)
Cardiology (24) Haematology (12) Pharmaceutical medicine (14)
Clinical genetics (10) Immunology (14) Rehabilitation medicine (24)
Clinical neurophysiology (8) Infectious diseases (16) Renal medicine (14)
Clinical pharmacology & therapeutics (10) Medical oncology (20) Respiratory medicine (40)
Dermatology (18) Medical ophthalmology (10) Rheumatology (14)
Endocrinology & diabetes mellitus (12) Metabolic medicine (10) Sport & exercise medicine (10)
Gastroenterology (50) Neurology (28) Stroke medicine (40)

Latest content published in Specialities

Published Title Topic(s) Content
17 May 2012 So you want to be a cardiologist? 2012 update: part 3 Education and training Commentary
16 May 2012 So you want to be a cardiologist? 2012 update: part 2 Education and training Commentary
16 May 2012 So you want to be a cardiologist? 2012 update: part 1 Education and training Commentary
16 May 2012 Local hospital results for stroke patients admitted between January and March 2012 Quality Press Releases
14 May 2012 ‘Thank you for letting me get the chance to live’ Press Releases

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