Applications to RTP 2011/2012 have been reopened. Applications will be accepted to all specialties until Friday 30th September at 5.00pm.

This programme was introduced on a pilot basis in 2010 and is now confirmed as a structured RCPI training programme approved by the Medical Council.  The aim of the RTP is to address the needs of doctors in Irish hospitals who wish to pursue structured training at registrar level with a view to progressing to Higher Specialist Training.

As trainees in the RTP are not placed into posts by the College all applicants must apply direcly to the HSE (in the case of HSE hospitals) or directly to the relevant employer (in the case the voluntary hospitals) for a suitable position.

RTP is available to a limited number of suitably qualified doctors working in the following specialties:

• General Internal Medicine (and its subspecialties)
• Paediatrics
• Pathology
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology

To apply to RTP please click here.  The closing date for applications is Friday 30 September 2011.

Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry to RTP is competitive.  Applicants will be assessed for suitability; specifically, how the programme could help them to become successful applicants to the HST programme.

Late applications and/or supplementary information will not be accepted after the closing date.

Applications will be assessed for suitability for RTP by a panel convened by the relevent training body. Successful applicants will be notified in writing.

There are four entry requirements for RTP:

1. Applicants must hold a certificate of completion of Basic Specialist Training (formerly General Professional Training) in the relevant specialty. Confirmation of equivalence of BST in the relevant specialty will also be accepted. Applicants who are completing BST on 10th July 2011 must submit a letter of provisional approval of BST, which is available from the BST office in RCPI (bst@rcpi.ie).

2. Applicants must not have spent more than two years in Irish NCHD posts following completion of  Basic Specialist Training (excluding time spent in research/lecture posts).

3. Applicants must be eligible for inclusion on either the General or Trainee Specialist Division of the Medical Council’s register at time of application.  Successful applicants MUST complete their Medical Council registration on the Trainee Specialist Division.
4. Applicants must hold a registrar post that is currently approved for BST and that has been assigned a post number by the relevant training body.

Who to contact
All queries relating to the  RTP and 2011 recruitment may be directed to RTP@rcpi.ie or contact Lisa Walsh on 01 8639 778