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The free UK specialty training hub, with everything you need to apply to a specialty, is live: Spec Select

Dr Dev Gakhar

Spec Select, the free UK specialty training hub I've been building, is now live. It has the competition ratios for 62 specialties, and for nearly all of them, how training runs and how you're scored at every stage of the application, from shortlisting to interviews and offers.

What's on it

Nearly every specialty has its own full page, with:

  • How competitive it is, from NHS England's 2025 competition ratios
  • How training runs, from where you enter to CCT
  • The recruitment timeline
  • How shortlisting is scored, with a calculator to add up your own score
  • What the interviews look like, and how offers work
  • The exams you'll need
  • What doctors say about it, and the trusts they rate highest for it

Some pages also have video tips from doctors who've been through it.

And you can compare specialties side by side before you decide.

Who it's for

It's for medical students who want to get ahead of the game, foundation doctors who are looking to apply to a specialty, and SHOs who are looking to apply to a specialty as well.

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