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Details on how to support International Medical Graduates who are undertaking MTI placements while they are in the UK

Full details about how to appoint International Medical Graduates as MTI doctors

Details of what happens once you complete your MTI placement

Important information for International Medical Graduates considering applying to the MTI scheme in anaesthesia

A written, summative assessment mapped to stage 2 of the UK anaesthetic training curriculum. Successful completion allows candidates to progress to the Final SOE.

The Primary OSCE assesses a candidate's competence in one or more areas of clinical competence such as history taking, communication, physical examination skills across 16 exam stations laid out in a circuit. Candidates complete the examination by moving from station to station.

On successful completion of the Structured Oral Examination (SOE), candidates are awarded the fellowship by examination of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and may use the letters FRCA after their name.

The SOE assesses a candidate's knowledge and understanding of the basic sciences and clinical decision-making through a series of structured oral interviews with two examiners.

A government-authorised scheme allowing doctors from low and middle income countries to undertake anaesthesia training within the NHS for a maximum of 24 months.

Guidance for maximising progression for anaesthetists at all stages of their career