Internal Medicine Stage 2/ GIM

The current General Internal Medicine (GIM) curriculum is designed to provide broad training in the key skills which will be required by consultants taking part in the admission and inpatient management of patients with acute medical problems as well as patients with chronic medical conditions. The curriculum builds on IMS1 to allow the trainee to develop their skills in GIM.

Currently, Higher Specialty Training for physicians who will engage in GIM is via dual training with a Group 1 specialty. Although this new programme will partially address the changing demographic needs, completing postgraduate doctors in training will remain closely embedded in their specialty. This approach is unlikely to meet the growing needs of trusts for general physicians, equipped with the ability to care for patients with multiple, complex conditions.