Special Interst Options
Trainees expressing interest in developing special interests and who move onto this path of phase 3 training will be able to achieve additional optional special interest 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
The key areas within which competence may be taken beyond the core training requirements are:
- Health protection (Key Area 6)
- Health improvement (Key Area 5)
- Health and social service quality (Key Area 7)
- Public health information and intelligence (Key Area 8)
- Academic public health (Key Area 9)
The curriculum also recognises that some learning goals for highly specialised practice and experience in very specialist settings may need to be fulfilled through professional development beyond CCT.