Specialist training posts
Trainees expressing interest in developing special interests and who move onto this path of phase 3 training will be able to achieve additional learning outcomes in certain areas of the curriculum through trainee-selected special interest options and experience specialist settings while also consolidating their more advanced core competence.
All training programmes also hold a number of specialist posts which are similar between programmes (e.g. health protection, academic public health, Department of Health/NHS regional tier, Public Health Observatory etc) which allow trainees to develop special interests in defined settings.
Several programmes also hold a number of 'national treasure' posts which are available by negotiation and/or competitive allocation during the final phase of training. These posts include highly specialist public health functions such as public health genetics units, central Department of Health, other Government departments, the Office of National Statistics, Health Protection Agency Centres, the King's Fund, and the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
For trainees intending to pursue a career in international public health, training may be possible with the World Health Organization (WHO) or other agencies abroad.
