| Requirement | Prior to COVID-19 | 2023 Minimum completion requirements |
| E-portfolio | 100% of all competencies and assessments for all modules both for the rotations and the specialist training to a satisfactory level as outlined in the curriculum
Elective and professional practice competencies completed to a satisfactory standard 2 Multi-source Feedback (MSF) assessments |
Completion of competencies and assessments of the rotation module or modules most closely associated with the specialty
100% completion of competencies for the professional practice module to a satisfactory standard 2 Multi-source Feedback (MSF) assessments |
| Final exit assessment | Objective Structured Final Assessment (OSFA) – pass | Independent Assessment of Clinical Competence (IACC) – pass |
| Masters in Clinical Science (MSc) | Pass | Pass |
| Clinical competence | Achieved via full completion of the e-portfolio | Sign off from a HCPC registered Clinical or Biomedical Scientist (if either specialist or rotation modules are incomplete) or via full completion of the e-portfolio |
| Registration | Via Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) and to Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) | Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) |
Summary of key changes to STP Completion 2023 following COVID-19 pandemic
A brief overview of what changes have been made to completion requirements.
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