In this page:
- Section 1: Information About the Writer
- Section 2: Scope of Practice in the UK
- Section 3: Type of Training/ Route to Training
- Section 4: What is most rewarding about clinical immunology?
- Section 5: Application Process
- Section 6: Requirements To Get Into Training (Person Specification)
- Section 7: Important CV/Portfolio Perks (How To Achieve Them)
- Section 8: The Interview
- Section 9: Competition Ratio
- Section 10: Offers and Visa Issues and HEE
- Section 11: Speciality Exams
- Section 12: Speciality Courses
- Section 13: Rotations
- Section 14: Ranking of Deaneries
- Section 15: Wages / Take Home Cash
- Section 16: MTI
- Section 17: Experience of Sudanese Doctors (Personal Experience)
- Section 18: Important Links and websites
Section 1: Information about the writer
Dr Shuayb Elkhalifa
ST6 Immunology/ BSACI trainee rep/ ESID-UK- country trainee rep
Deputy Trainee Representative School Board of Medicine,
Health Education North West,
Central Manchester University Hospitals
Section 2: Scope of practice in the UK:
The clinical work of Immunologists is largely out-patient based and involves:
- Primary immunodeficiency clinics
- Allergy clinics (food, pollen, drugs and venom allergies)
- Immunoglobulin infusion clinics for patients with antibody deficiency
- Desensitization immunotherapy clinic
- Provide opinions on inpatients and over the phone
- Working collaboratively with relevant organ-based specialists to provide optimal care for patients with systemic autoimmune disorders and vasculitis
- Depending on the particular needs of the individual trainee; attachments can be arranged in allied disciplines such as Rheumatology, Haematology, Nephrology, Respiratory medicine, HIV medicine, Transplant medicine, Histocombatibility & immunogenetics
Laboratory activities:
- Interpretation and validation of results (e.g.: electrophoresis, cellular immunology, autoantibody analysis, and allergy assays)
- Clinical liaison.
- Quality assurance and assay development
Other activities
- Attending clinical meetings and MDTs.
- Attending national training days: 3 to 4 meetings a year.
- Conferences, national & International meetings.
- Ample opportunities for research, teaching and training.