Tables 4.1 and 4.2 present data on basic and advanced accredited training available in 2015. Medical colleges differ in their approaches to accrediting training as colleges can accredit by positions or posts and facilities or programs. For some medical colleges all positions or posts will be filled, while for others the number of accredited positions or posts equates with the possible number of trainees that could occupy the identified places available at the beginning of the year. Some medical colleges accredit facilities, including hospitals, laboratories and other sites, to undertake training, or accredit programs that can be run in a number of sites. Medical colleges can accredit using a combination of methods as outlined in Table 4.1.
Data on the number of positions or posts and facilities or programs that have been accredited to undertake training are reported in Table 4.1 for those colleges where basic training is a requirement.
Table 4.1: Basic training: Positions/posts and facilities/programs by medical specialty, 2015
