Pharmaceutical medicine is concerned with the discovery, development, evaluation, registration, monitoring and medical aspects of marketing of medicines.

Respiratory medicine is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and care of adults of all ages with a wide range of respiratory and related conditions.

Clinical genetics provides services for individuals and families with, or at risk of, conditions which have, or may have, a genetic basis.

Endocrinologists treat the dysregulation of hormonal control. Being a diabetologist requires a complex interplay of education, behaviour change and the use of cutting-edge technology.

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT) focuses on the safe, effective, and economic use of medicines.

Infectious diseases is a fascinating and rapidly changing specialty which offers the opportunity to see a wide range of patients, combine laboratory and clinical skills, and spend time in research or working abroad in specialist centres.

Clinical neurophysiology measures electrical activity from the nervous system to assist the diagnosis and management of a wide range of neurological conditions.

Geoffrey Yong, fourth year medical student at Newcastle University, reflects on his clinical years at medical school and how to get the most out of them.

Neurologists manage diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Neurology is a hugely rewarding specialty that has been transformed in the last 20 years by new technology and interventions.