Below is a list of medical specialties in alphabetical order, along with some useful weblinks.
Allergy
Allergy medicine is concerned with treating the millions of people who suffer from allergic diseases in the UK.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Audiological Medicine
Audiological medicine is concerned with the investigation, diagnosis and management of hearing, balance and communication disorders.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Acute
Acute medicine is concerned with recognising, diagnosing and treating sick patients and focuses on the management of hospital inpatients with life-threatening or urgent medical problems.
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Royal Colllege of Physicians
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Genetics is concerned with the diagnosis of disorders and birth defects caused by genetics.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical Neurophysiology (or clinical physiology) is closely linked to neurosciences and is concerned with investigating neurological disease using techniques which record the electrical properties of neutral tissue and muscle.
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Royal College of Physicians
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Cardiology
Cardiology is concerned with the diagnosis and management of patients with cardiovascular disease.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Clinical Immunology
A relatively new specialty, immunology is concerned with diagnosing and managing patients with deficient and disordered immune systems.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology and therapeutics is concerned with all aspects of drug therapy in clinical practice, from basic mechanisms to practical prescribing.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Dermatology
Dermatology is concerned with the study and treatment of skin disease, which is an extremely common condition.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Endocrinology and diabetes is concerned with conditions where hormone action is disturbed.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of all gastrointestinal and hepatological diseases.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
General Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine is concerned with the management of adult patients who develop urgent or life-threatening medical problems, and specialists have responsibility for acute emergencies and ongoing care.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Genito-Urinary Medicine
Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) is concerned with sexually transmitted infections and patients with HIV.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Geriatric
Geriatric medicine is concerned with preventing, improving and curing of illness in older people, as well as considering the social aspects of these illnesses.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Infectious Diseases
This specialty is concerned with infectious diseases, which are cause by microscopic forms of life such as bacteria, viruses and fungi.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Intensive Care Medicine
Intensive care medicine is concerned with the management of patients who are either critically ill or require high dependency care..
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Royal College of Physicians
Medical Oncology
Medical Oncology is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with cancer.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Medical Ophthalmology
Medical Ophthalmology is concerned with the diagnosis and medical treatment of people with disorders of vision.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Neurology
Neurology is concerned with the diagnosis and management of diseases of the nervous system.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Occupational Medicine
Occupational medicine is concerned with the diagnoses, management and prevention of disease linked to the workplace.
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NHS Careers
Palliative Medicine
Palliative medicine is concerned with supporting patients with life-threatening and advanced illnesses that cannot be cured.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Pharmaceutical medicine
Pharmaceutical medicine is concerned with all aspects relating to the marketing of medicines.
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Royal College of Physicians
Rehabilitation medicine
Rehabilitation medicine is concerned with providing medical advice and treatment for adults with complex disabilities.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Renal medicine
Renal medicine (or nephrology) is concerned with the management of patients with kidney disease.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Respiratory
Respiratory medicine is concerned with the treatment of all lung diseases.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Rheumatology
Rheumatology is concerned with the care of patients with musculoskeletal conditions including conditions that affect the joints, bones, muscles and soft tissues.
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Royal College of Physicians
NHS Careers
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Sports and exercise medicine is concerned with medical conditions and injuries of patients who want to participate in sport or exercise and considers the role of physical activity in the treatment and prevention of illnesses.
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Royal College of Physicians