The British Government will be offering two scholarships jointly sponsored by the Royal College of Physicians to enable mid-career Chinese doctors to receive further professional training in an appropriate National Health Service clinical department in the UK. Full scholarship will be offered for a period of not more than one year. The scholarship will cover all costs in Britain, including tuition fees; living expenses and international air travel to the UK. Study arrangements will be made by the British Council, which is known as the Cultural and Education Section, British Embassy in China. The Council administers the programme on behalf of the British Government and the Royal College of Physicians. Extensions to the award will not be granted.

Professional Criteria for Application:

　·Candidates should have a minimum Ph.D. or MD Degree from one of the following medical schools:

　　Beijing Union Medical College

　　Beijing Medical University

　　Shanghai Medical University

　　West China Medical College Chengdu

　　Sun Yat Sen Medical College Guangzhou

　　Tong Ji Medical College Wuhan

　　Norman Bethune Medical College Jilin

　　Shandong Medical College Ji Nan

　　China Medical University Shenyang

　　Xi’an Medical University Xi’an

　　Hunan Medical College Changsha

　　Shanghai Second Medical University

　　·Candidates should be working in any branch of internal medicine or its subspecialties but not paediatrics (儿科).

　　Specialities covered include:

　　Aviation and Occupational Medicine

　　Blood Transfusion输血

　　Cardiology心内

　　Endocrinology including Diabetes内分泌，糖尿病

　　Dermatology皮肤

　　Gastroenterology胃肠

　　General Medicine (but not general practice/family medicine)普内

　　Genito-urinary Medicine/Venereology生殖，泌尿、性病学

　　Geriatric Medicine老年医学

　　Haematology血液

　　Intensive Care重病特护

　　Immunology免疫

　　Infectious Diseases传染

　　Nephrology肾病

　　Neurology神经

　　Nuclear Medicine核医学

　　Nutrition营养

　　Medical Oncology (but not including radiotherapy)肿瘤

　　Genitourinary Medicine (Sexually transmitted diseases)

　　Palliative Medicine

　　Clinical Pharmacology药物(理)学

　　Rehabilitation康复

　　Respiratory Medicine呼吸

　　Rheumatology风湿

　　Toxicology毒物

　　Tuberculosis肺结核

　　·Candidates must be aged between 30 and 45 on 1 January 2002. They should have had a minimum of four years clinical training either after their degree or as part of their degree.

　　·Candidates would have to meet the English language requirement - minimum of 7.0 in all four components of the IELTS Academic module test, including speaking, writing, reading and listening.

　　Application Requirement:

　　·Applicants need to send their CV to xiong.lisong@britishcouncil.org.cn before 6th of May. Shortlisted candidates will be given the formal FCO Chevening Scholarship Applicaton Form in the week of 6th of May.

　　·Candidates should submit completed Chevening

　　Application Forms, Referees Forms and their acdemic certificates to Xiong Lisong by 18th of May 2002. Two copies of the originals are required as well.

　　·Candidates will have to have the approval of their Danwei, in forms of official stamps, before the British Council will process their applications.

　　·Candidates being shortlisted against their application forms will be arranged to sit IELTS on 6th June 2002. The Council will make IELTS reservations for the candidates only and will not cover the test fee.

　　The Royal College of Physicians:

　　The Royal College of Physicians is a professional body representing adult physicians. It covers medicine as a hospital speciality and sub specialities such as those listed above. There are a number of disciplines such as intensive care which are shared with other specialist colleges. The College is not responsible for anything of a surgical nature. For information on the organisations: academic, facilities, information, professional, and publications please visit http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk.

　　Promotion presentation:

　　A presentation for promotion of the Programme is scheduled for 7th May 2002 at 10am at our office. Please confirm to Xiong Lisong participation to the presentation by email before 30th April 2002.