Is a registrar the same as a consultant?

The short answer is, no a registrar is not as qualified as a consultant. A registrar is a junior doctor in training. A consultant is someone who has finished all their training, has a registered specialist qualification, and has then been appointed to a consultant post.

Is a consultant higher than a specialist?

A consultant is a senior physician/doctor who has completed all of their specialist training and has been placed on the Specialist Register in their chosen speciality.

What is the difference between specialist and consultant doctor?

is that consultant is a person or party that is consulted while specialist is someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

What are the ranks of surgeons?

This is the typical medical hierarchy of the top heads at hospitals and the general responsibilities of each role from the top down:

• Medical Director.
• Head of Department.
• Attending Physician.
• Fellow.
• Chief Resident.
• Senior Resident.
• Junior Resident.
• Intern.

What does a specialist registrar do?

A specialist registrar (SpR) is a doctor in the Republic of Ireland or in the United Kingdom who is receiving advanced training in a specialist field of medicine in order to become a consultant in that specialty.

Is a registrar a fully qualified doctor?

GP registrars, are fully qualified and registered doctors, ie they have passed out of medical school and completed their 2 years of preregistration in hospital and been admitted as fully registered doctors on to the GMC list.

What is a registrar surgeon?

A registrar is a doctor in the middle of their training. This is the last stage of training, after being a junior doctor. Registrars and junior doctors are fully qualified doctors who may be looking after you.

What is higher than a consultant?

Associate specialist doctor Doctors with this title are highest in rank after consultants – the rank is the highest a doctor not seeking to be made a consultant may achieve.

Is a registrar a surgeon?

Specialist surgical registrar (SpR) After their training and examinations are successfully completed they can be awarded the CCT and, as per the above, become eligible to apply for positions as consultants. In teaching hospitals, an SpR may be called a research registrar.

What level of doctor is a registrar?

junior doctor
A registrar is a doctor in the middle of their training. This is the last stage of training, after being a junior doctor. Registrars and junior doctors are fully qualified doctors who may be looking after you.

Is a specialist registrar a junior doctor?

A specialty registrar (StR) at times referred to as a registrar, is a junior doctor who has completed their foundation training but is still in training in a specialty area of medicine.

How do I become a specialist registrar?

Specialist registrars are encouraged to undertake research in their field, and many choose to do this by means of a Ph.D. or MD . Training is competency based, times shown are a minimum. Training may be extended by obtaining an Academic Clinical Fellowship for research or by dual certification in another speciality.

What is the difference between a specialist and a consultant?

Specialist (noun) One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular parts of the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc. Consultant (noun) an expert who gives advice. Webster Dictionary.

What is a specialist registrar (SpR)?

A specialist registrar (SpR) is a doctor in the Republic of Ireland and in the United Kingdom who is receiving advanced training in a specialist field of medicine in order to eventually become a consultant.

What is a GP Specialty Registrar?

Doctors registered in a GP training program are known as GP Specialty Registrars (GP-ST). GP-STs are known to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) as Associates in Training (AiT). This training accompanies MRCGP examinations, which leads to MRCGP membership and a place on the GP Register.