Medical Training Initiative (MTI)
MTI provides an opportunity for a small number of psychiatrists from predominantly low and lower-middle income countries to train in the UK for up to two years before returning to their home country.
Applications currently on hold
Thank you for your interest in the MTI scheme in psychiatry.
Due to a current shortage of training placements, we are not accepting new applications for the 2025/2026 intake until further notice.
We appreciate your understanding and will update this page as soon as new opportunities become available.
We provide and the acts as the UK Sponsor to enable participants to apply for a with the UK Borders Agency.
The MTI scheme provides successful International Fellows with a unique opportunity to gain experience in several sub-specialties, gain exposure to the NHS regulatory framework and work in a multidisciplinary team.
Employing Bodies can apply to RCPsych to employ an MTI fellow if they have vacant training posts which cannot be filled by UK resident doctors. The posts must not disadvantage UK resident doctors nor adversely affect the training of existing resident doctors in the location. MTI fellows provide a valuable contribution to the UK workforce and can provide a unique insight into patient care.
Applications for doctors open once a year in the Autumn, but are currently closed.
The RCPsych MTI team can be contacted by email at mti@rcpsych.ac.uk.