Please see below the dates and list of specialties for the 2019 placement blocks.
Placements in 2019 are no longer available, but the tables below can give you an idea of what type of placements we offer. Applications for 2019 electives opened on 1 February 2018 at 13.30 (GMT) and closed on 2 July 2018 at 13.00 (BST).
If you are interested in applying for the Cambridge Elective, the 2020 application portal will open in February 2019. Updates on the available placements for 2020 will be available here in January 2019.
2019 Block Dates
| Block 1 | 7 January – 15 February |
| Block 2 | 18 February – 29 March |
| Block 3 | 1 April – 10 May |
| Block 4 | 13 May – 21 June |
| Block 5 | 24 June – 2 August |
| Block 6 | 5 August- 13 September |
| Block 7 | 16 September – 25 October |
| Block 8 | 28 October – 6 December |
| Placement Number | Department | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Anaesthesia | Anaesthetics & Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) |
| 1.2 | General Surgery | Upper GI Surgery |
| 1.3 | Haematology | Haematology |
| 1.4 | Institute of Metabolic Science | Endocrinology |
| 1.5 | Paediatrics | Paediatrics |
| 1.6 | ||
| 1.7 | Ophthalmology | Paediatric Ophthalmology |
| 1.8 | Trauma & Orthopaedics | Orthopaedics |
| 1.9 | Urology | Urology |
| 1.10 | General Surgery | Colorectal |
| 1.11 | Women's Health/Gynae Oncology | Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Placement Number | Department | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Anaesthesia | Anaesthetics & Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) |
| 2.2 | ENT | Head & Neck Surgery |
| 2.3 | General Surgery | Upper GI Surgery |
| 2.4 | Haematology | Haematology |
| 2.5 | Institute of Metabolic Science | Endocrinology |
| 2.6 | Paediatrics | Paediatrics |
| 2.7 | Ophthalmology | Paediatric Ophthalmology |
| 2.8 | Trauma & Orthopaedics | Orthopaedics |
| Placement Number | Department | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Anaesthesia | Anaesthetics & Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) |
| 3.2 | Dept of Medicine for the Elderly | Frailty/Geriatric Syndromes |
| 3.3 | General Surgery | Upper GI Surgery |
| 3.4 | Haematology | Haematology |
| 3.5 | Institute of Metabolic Science | Endocrinology |
| 3.6 | Paediatrics | Paediatrics |
| 3.8 | Ophthalmology | Paediatric Ophthalmology |
| 3.9 | Women's Health/Gynae Oncology | Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Placement Number | Department | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Anaesthesia | Anaesthetics & Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) |
| 4.2 | ENT | Head & Neck Surgery |
| 4.3 | General Surgery | Upper GI Surgery |
| 4.4 | Haematology | Haematology |
| 4.5 | Institute of Metabolic Science | Endocrinology |
| 4.6 | Paediatrics | Paediatrics |
| 4.7 | Psychiatry | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
| 4.8 | Ophthalmology | Paediatric Ophthalmology |
| 4.9 | Trauma & Orthopaedics | Orthopaedics |
| 4.10 | Urology | Urology |
| 4.11 | General Surgery | Colorectal |
| 4.12 | Women's Health/Gynae Oncology | Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| 4.13 | Radiology | Radiology |
| Placement Number | Department | Speciality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Anaesthesia | Anaesthetics & Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) | |
| 5.2 | General Surgery | Upper GI Surgery | |
| 5.3 | Haematology | Haematology | |
| 5.4 | Institute of Metabolic Science | Endocrinology | |
| 5.5 | Neurology | Neurology | |
| 5.6 | Neurology | Neurology | |
| 5.7 | Paediatrics | Paediatrics | |
| 5.8 | Ophthalmology | Paediatric Ophthalmology | |
| 5.9 | Medicine | Gastroenterology | |
| 5.10 | Medical Genetics | Medical Genetics | |
| 5.11 | Cambridge Breast Unit | Breast Diseases | |
| 5.12 | Cambridge Breast Unit | Breast Diseases | |
| 5.13 | Women's Health/Gynae Oncology | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | |
| 5.14 | Rheumatology | Connective Tissue Disease |
| Placement Number | Department | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Anaesthesia | Anaesthetics & Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) |
| 6.2 | General Surgery | Upper GI Surgery |
| 6.3 | Haematology | Haematology |
| 6.4 | Neurology | Neurology |
| 6.5 | Neurology | Neurology |
| 6.6 | Paediatrics | Paediatrics |
| 6.7 | Ophthalmology | Paediatric Ophthalmology |
| 6.8 | Medicine | Gastroenterology |
| 6.9 | Medical Genetics | Medical Genetics |
| 6.10 | Women's Health/Gynae Oncology | Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| 6.11 | Rheumatology | Connective Tissue Disease |
| 6.12 | Emergency Department | Emergency Medicine |
| 6.13 | Emergency Department | Emergency Medicine |
| Placement Number | Department | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | Anaesthesia | Anaesthetics & Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) |
| 7.2 | Dept of Medicine for the Elderly | Frailty/Geriatric Syndromes |
| 7.3 | ENT | Head & Neck Surgery |
| 7.5 | Haematology | Haematology |
| 7.7 | Neurology | Neurology |
| 7.8 | Neurology | Neurology |
| 7.11 | Urology | Urology |
| 7.14 | Radiology | Radiology |
| 7.16 | Emergency Department | Emergency Medicine |
| Placement Number | Department | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | Anaesthesia | Anaesthetics & Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) |
| 8.2 | ENT | Head & Neck Surgery |
| 8.3 | General Surgery | Upper GI Surgery |
| 8.4 | Haematology | Haematology |
| 8.5 | Institute of Metabolic Science | Endocrinology |
| 8.6 | Neurology | Neurology |
| 8.7 | Neurology | Neurology |
| 8.8 | Paediatrics | Paediatrics |
| 8.9 | Ophthalmology | Paediatric Ophthalmology |
| 8.10 | Trauma & Orthopaedics | Orthopaedics |
| 8.11 | Women's Health/Gynae Oncology | Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| 8.12 | Rheumatology | Rheumatology |
| 8.13 | Radiology | Radiology |
