International Training

We are committed to forging and nurturing relationships with doctors and institutions from other countries. This is why we are offering training schemes to develop high quality anaesthetic training and standards for international doctors.

Medical Training Initiative

The Medical Training Initiative (MTI) is a government scheme designed to assist doctors with proven ability in anaesthesia/intensive care/pain Medicine from low and middle-income countries (lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income countries), according to World Bank Definitions, to pursue further specific specialist training in the UK. Doctors can come to the UK for up to 24 months under the UK Border Agency’s Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (formerly Tier-5) visa. It is hoped that these individuals will return and take on leadership roles in their home hospitals, especially in the areas of Quality Improvement and Training.

Global Fellowship Scheme 

The Global Fellowship Scheme (GFS) is a sponsorship scheme run by the RCoA open to anaesthetists, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine doctors who work and train in High Income Countries (HICs) to undertake a period of subspecialty training within the NHS. Successful applicants will be sponsored by the employing Trust (as outlined through immigration rules).

We also work with health providers in some countries to provide opportunities for local UK Anaesthetist in Training to train in low and middle-income countries.

We collaborate with health ministries (or equivalent) and professional organisations to support our aim of strengthening global healthcare systems.

Contact our team

If you have any queries or require further information, please contact us via global@rcoa.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)20 7092 1559.