DGUM EXAMINATION DATES 2027

TBC - Application and payment deadline

BO5 (Online) – TBC

OSCE Day 1 – TBC

OSCE Day 2 – TBC

First Time Entry = £TBC

BO5 Resit = £TBC

OSCE Resit = £TBC

Please note: Although 2 OSCE dates are shown, the OSCE examination may be held on only one of the days stated, dependent on the number of applicants we receive. You will be informed of your allocated day/s once the application deadline has closed.

The 2027 Dip GUM examination (BO5 and OSCE) will be held in the autumn, dates to be confirmed.

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.