What are the HSST specialties?

Find out about the specialties available under the Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) programme.

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Availability of training posts

Not every specialty will have available posts in a given year. Please verify if the subject you wish to apply for has any posts open.

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Clinical Bioinformatics Clinical Bioinformatics (Genomics)
Clinical Bioinformatics (Physical Sciences)
Clinical Bioinformatics (Health Informatics)

 

Life Sciences

Completion of the HSST will include the requirement to achieve the Fellowship Examination of the Royal College of Pathologists by examination.

Analytical Toxicology
Clinical Biochemistry
Clinical Immunology
Clinical and Laboratory Transfusion
Genetics
Haematology Clinical Science
Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Microbiology
Molecular Pathology of Acquired Disease
Molecular Pathology of Infection
Reproductive Science
Virology

 

Physical Sciences Clinical Biomedical Engineering
Medical Physics (Imaging Physics and Radiotherapy Physics)
Reconstructive Science

 

Physiological Sciences Audiological Science
  Cardiac Science
Gastrointestinal Physiology
Neurophysiological Science
Ophthalmic and Vision Science
Respiratory and Sleep Science
Urodynamic Science
Vascular Science
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Specialties in the glossary

You can find a description of these specialties in our glossary.

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Last updated on 28th May 2025