← All pathways Before you begin Understand what your estimate includes. Six domains, maximum 30. Select your best eligible achievement in each. Complete achievements by submission, except fully accepted in-press publications. School achievements are excluded. The 2027 change notice removes the five IMT-only points, even though an older section remains on the scoring page. No bonus is added here.
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1. Postgraduate qualifications 0 / 4 points Postgraduate qualifications What this domain requires Award certificate or awarding-body confirmation, including course duration and research content.
Evidence and scoring rules Exclude intercalated degrees, teaching qualifications, membership exams, partially completed courses and qualifications dominated by clinical care. Non-medical PhD/Masters may qualify; the one-point award must be relevant to medicine.
Your achievements Use completed, eligible achievements. Choose zero or enter 0 where you have none.
Highest eligible award Choose an answer No qualifying achievement · 0 points Relevant completed postgraduate certificate/diploma · 1 point Separate Masters, at least eight months full-time equivalent · 3 points PhD or qualifying MD by research · 4 points Evidence and scoring rules checked. Include this domain. Until confirmed, this domain contributes zero to your estimate.
2. Presentations and posters 0 / 8 points Presentations and posters What this domain requires Meeting acceptance/abstract book, slides/poster and evidence of first or second authorship. National/international claims require a document listing abstracts.
Evidence and scoring rules Original medical work, competitively selected; not teaching lectures or a slot gained only by paying. Posters need significant involvement and a discussion opportunity. Multi-site trusts remain local; UK home nations count separately for this domain.
Your achievements Use completed, eligible achievements. Choose zero or enter 0 where you have none.
Highest eligible presentation Choose an answer No qualifying achievement · 0 points Local oral, or regional/local poster · 2 points Regional oral · 4 points National/international poster · 6 points National/international oral · 8 points Evidence and scoring rules checked. Include this domain. Until confirmed, this domain contributes zero to your estimate.
3. Publications 0 / 6 points Publications What this domain requires PubMed citation naming you, or final acceptance if in press. Books need ISBN, independent publisher, contents and contribution evidence.
Evidence and scoring rules Submitted papers and unnamed collaborators do not score. Letters are excluded. An abstract from a presentation claimed above cannot also earn the one-point publication score. Systematic reviews/meta-analyses count as original research. One other publication is two points, correcting the site's earlier typo.
Your achievements Use completed, eligible achievements. Choose zero or enter 0 where you have none.
Highest eligible publication Choose an answer No qualifying achievement · 0 points Eligible abstract, non-peer-reviewed or non-PubMed article · 1 point One PubMed other publication, excluding abstracts/letters · 2 points More than one PubMed other publication, or an independently published medical book chapter · 4 points PubMed original research as coauthor · 5 points PubMed original research as first/joint-first/corresponding author · 6 points Evidence and scoring rules checked. Include this domain. Until confirmed, this domain contributes zero to your estimate.
4. Teaching experience 0 / 5 points Teaching experience What this domain requires Formal observed or collated participant feedback. Higher tiers also need headed role confirmation and programme/timetable.
Evidence and scoring rules Without formal feedback choose zero. A lasting meaningful programme matters; borderline shorter duration requires professional judgement.
Your achievements Use completed, eligible achievements. Choose zero or enter 0 where you have none.
Teaching with formal feedback Choose an answer No qualifying achievement · 0 points At least three sessions, below approximately three months · 1 point Regular teaching in a defined programme for approximately three months or longer · 3 points Organised a programme with local tutors and regularly taught for approximately three months or longer · 5 points Evidence and scoring rules checked. Include this domain. Until confirmed, this domain contributes zero to your estimate.
5. Training in teaching 0 / 3 points Training in teaching What this domain requires Completion certificate and course outline showing synchronous hours or university accreditation/credits.
Evidence and scoring rules Do not count primary-degree training or general education courses as teaching-methods training; do not double-count this award as a postgraduate qualification.
Your achievements Use completed, eligible achievements. Choose zero or enter 0 where you have none.
Completed teaching-methods training Choose an answer No qualifying achievement · 0 points At least six hours of live teaching-methods training · 1 point University-accredited postgraduate teaching qualification, graduate entry and at least 60 credits · 3 points Evidence and scoring rules checked. Include this domain. Until confirmed, this domain contributes zero to your estimate.
6. Quality improvement 0 / 4 points Quality improvement What this domain requires QIPAT or equivalent headed supervisor document covering topic, measures, methodology, implemented change, analysis and your personal role.
Evidence and scoring rules Use recognised QI methodology. No completed cycle means zero. Merely suggesting a change does not count as implementing it; only cycles you worked on count.
Your achievements Use completed, eligible achievements. Choose zero or enter 0 where you have none.
Completed QI cycles Choose an answer No qualifying achievement · 0 points Some stages of one completed cycle · 1 point All stages of one completed cycle, or some stages of two completed cycles · 3 points All stages of two completed cycles · 4 points Evidence and scoring rules checked. Include this domain. Until confirmed, this domain contributes zero to your estimate. Your result · 2027
Self-reported score 0 / 30
6 sections have unanswered items or unconfirmed evidence. Unconfirmed domains count as zero.
Postgraduate qualifications 0 / 4
Presentations and posters 0 / 8
Publications 0 / 6
Teaching experience 0 / 5
Training in teaching 0 / 3
Quality improvement 0 / 4 Confirm completed achievements against the evidence rules. This is not an official assessment.
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