Choosing your subspecialty

There are certain areas of respiratory medicine where “super” specialist training is required. This is because the diseases they treat are rare, complex or require a specific set of skills which cannot be easily achieved during general respiratory training. The curriculum calls for all respiratory physicians to have a basic level of knowledge and exposure in these areas, however, a superior level of skills and knowledge may be required by those wishing to work full time in a sub-specialist area.

There are many different reasons why people choose to train in a sub-specialty, such as an encounter with a specific patient, an inspiring colleague, or a particular technical challenge or research interest. Taken at the BTS Summer Meeting 2019, this selection of videos offers an insight into various respiratory sub-specialities. To help you in deciding which sub-specialty may be right for you, you can hear from consultants and experts in these fields about what drew them to their sub-specialty and the developments they predict over the coming years.