URGENT NOTICE 3 MARCH 2025

PLEASE NOTE, THE OSCE DATE FOR TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2025 HAS NOW REACHED FULL CAPACITY. AN EXTRA SESSION HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON THE AFTERNOON OF MONDAY 2ND JUNE 2025.

ALL DGUM FIRST TIME OSCE ENTRY OR OSCE RE-SIT ENTRIES FROM TODAY, WILL TAKE THEIR OSCE ON THE AFTERNOON OF MONDAY 2ND JUNE 2025.

The next DGUM examinations will take place on the dates below:

A full diet of the DGUM exam (both the Bo5 and OSCE) will take place on the following dates:

BO5 (on-line) - Tuesday 20 May 2025
OSCE - Tuesday 3 June 2025

Entry Fee: BO5 & OSCE £1105

Resit Fees: BO5 £445 / OSCE £660

Established 1973

In 1973 The Court of the Society instituted an examination leading to the award of a Diploma in Venereology. This Diploma, now known as the Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine, covers sexually transmitted infections and related conditions and is open to registered medical practitioners who have worked in a Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Venereology or Sexual Health, or who have other relevant experience.

The Diploma of GUM is blueprinted to the Genito-urinary Medicine (GUM) curriculum 2022, available on the JRCPTB website (Click here for the link). For ease of reference, Appendix A, at the end of the Guide to the Diploma document, details the GUM Syllabus from the 2022 curriculum, parts of which the Dip GUM is examining. The critical progression point (CPP) for passing the Dip GUM on the 2016 curriculum is at the end of year 2 (ST4) for a higher specialist trainee (HST) in GUM. However, for the 2022 curriculum it is at the end of year 3 (ST6). Setting their CPP a year later means that HSTs on the 2022 curriculum are not disadvantaged by needing to take time out of GUM training to focus on internal medicine attachments. However, in order to examine knowledge equitably between the 2016 and 2022 curricula, the examination standard set by the Dip GUM is at the level of a competent HST at the end of year 2 of their training i.e. (ST4 on the 2016 and ST5 on the 2022 curriculum). Those applicants who are not at that level may lack some of the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to pass the examination. Experience should be current so that candidates are fully aware of any recent developments.

The curriculum and supporting documents including the "ARCP Decision Aid" are available on the JRCPTB web site at www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/genitourinary-medicine

A modular course run by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) provides useful revision.

DGUM Examination Dates 2025:

BO5 (Online) - Tuesday 20 May 2025

OSCE - Tuesday 3 June 2025