Portfolio & evidence
Useful things to do before you apply
These are development ideas, not a claim about points in a particular recruitment cycle. Check the current official person specification and scoring guidance before relying on any activity for an application.
Lead or complete a QI project around a recurrent ward, handover, discharge or patient-safety problem.
Teach a clinical topic repeatedly and use feedback to improve delivery.
Keep examples of prioritisation, escalation and multidisciplinary working from acute medical care.
Follow current RCP work on improvement, workforce and digital medicine so your specialty understanding goes beyond the application form.
Royal College / Faculty watchlist
Current topics worth understanding
These are concise summaries of current professional-body material, not predicted interview questions. Use them to understand the specialty and then read the primary source.
AI and digital medicine
AI was a major theme at the RCP's Medicine 2026 conference, alongside discussion of how physicians can use digital tools while maintaining safe clinical practice.
Why it matters for a candidate: Think in terms of clinical usefulness, evidence, safety, workflow and accountability rather than technology for its own sake.
Read the primary sourceImprovement as part of everyday physician practice
RCP resources cover quality improvement, acute care, patient safety, AI, health inequalities and other themes affecting modern physician practice.
Why it matters for a candidate: A strong interview example explains the problem, the evidence you used, how you involved others and what changed for patients or the service.
Read the primary sourceUseful stuff
Official tools you can actually use
RCP resources
A live library covering acute care, AI, patient safety, quality improvement, health inequalities, sustainability, workforce and other physician topics.
Open resource The Interview BankIMT application and interview guide
The comprehensive IMT hub connects the 2027 recruitment updates, evidence criteria, interview tasks, working life and training pathways.
Read on The Interview Bank The Interview BankIMT evidence and self-assessment
Read the six-domain evidence grid, revised 2027 points and proof examples before selecting a self-assessment option.
Read on The Interview Bank The Interview BankIMT working life and training
Compare acute take, ward and clinic work, on-call responsibility, MRCP and later physician paths.
Read on The Interview BankFree external videos
Other people worth listening to
We link to useful third-party material rather than pretending every good resource needs to be ours. Older videos can still be useful for technique and perspective, but recruitment rules must be checked against current official guidance.
Internal Medicine Training: Portfolio & Interview Tips
A long-form discussion about assembling an IMT portfolio and preparing for interview. Useful for hearing how another doctor approached the process.
Published in 2020. Use it for preparation ideas, not current scoring or recruitment mechanics; check the official IMT recruitment site for the live cycle.Open on YouTubeHow to get IMT in the UK? MRCP & Portfolio Tips
A trainee conversation covering the route into IMT, portfolio building and interview preparation from a candidate perspective.
Published in 2024. Treat personal experience as one perspective and verify all current recruitment requirements independently.Open on YouTubeInterview reflection
Turn exploration into a real “Why Internal Medicine?” answer
Which parts of whole-patient medical responsibility do you enjoy, and which physician settings fit that best?
Start with something you genuinely experienced. Explain what it taught you about the work, what appealed to you, what challenge you noticed and what you did next.