
Scroll down for more examples of medical specialties. Specialists, who focus on one particular area of medicine, such as emergency medicine, surgery, psychiatry or anaesthetics – and may specialise further within this, for example in neurosurgery, paediatric surgery or plastic surgery.Typically they are based in GP surgeries.


Before you commit, make sure you understand what the process involves, how long it takes and the different types of doctor you could be. If you’re thinking of becoming a doctor, you’re probably already aware that the training process for medical careers extends well beyond university.
