Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training in Medical Oncology
Higher Specialist Training (HST) is a four- to six-year training programme, depending on your specialty, which is completed in Specialist Registrar (SpR) posts.
Our HST programmes are designed to produce doctors who are leaders in their fields. We will help you develop the advanced skills and knowledge required for practicing independently as a specialist, leading a clinical team and managing the everyday challenges of our health service.
On successful completion of HST, you will receive a CSCST (Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training). You will then be eligible to register with the Medical Council of Ireland as a specialist.
Entry to HST is competitive. Completion of Basic Specialist Training, or an equivalent programme, is an essential entry requirement for HST.
The Institute of Medicine offers HST programmes in the following 18 specialties:
Cardiology
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics & General Internal Medicine
Dermatology
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus & General Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine
Genitourinary Medicine
Geriatric and General Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Nephrology and General Internal Medicine
Neurology
Palliative Medicine
Pharmaceutical Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine
Respiratory and General Internal Medicine
Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine