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A major facet of PMETB’s work is to ensure that doctors are appropriately qualified and certified for application to the Specialist and General Practice (GP) Registers. Doctors are legally required to be on the Specialist or GP Registers if they wish to practice as a substantive consultant or GP in the NHS.
There are various routes to the Specialist and GP Registers, all of which are summarised here with links to more detailed advice, guidance and resources.
To assist you in determining which route you are eligible to apply through, please follow our wizard.
If you are a trainee in the UK then the following two routes apply to you:
Information on applying for a Certificate of Completion of Training for GPs or specialists who have completed a full PMETB-approved training programme. Direct link for those already registered: Certification Online |
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Information on applying for a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist or General Practice Registration via the new Combined Programme route CESR/CEGRP(CP). For GPs or specialists who have completed a PMETB-approved training programme having undertaken part of that programme in posts not approved by PMETB. |
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions on the Combined Programme route CESR/CEGPR(CP) |
If you wish to have your training, qualifications and experience assessed for eligibility for entry to the Specialist or GP Registers, the following route applies to you:
Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) Information and application details for specialists (not GPs) who are not eligible to apply for a CCT, but are considering applying to have their names included on the GMC's Specialist Register. |
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions on the CESR and CEGPR processes |
Certificate of Eligibility for General Practice Registration (CEGPR) Information and application details for GPs (not specialists) who are not eligible to apply for a CCT, but are considering applying to have their names included on the GMC's General Practice Register. |
If you are an existing specialist but not on the Specialist Register, the following information applies to you:
March 2009: Existing Specialists Information on applying for Specialist Registration if you are an existing specialist. |
Information is available on other areas by following the appropriate link:
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Guidance and application details on applying for a subspecialty certificate and subspecialty recognition on the Specialist Register (not applicable for GPs). |
Approved curricula, assessment systems and Annual College Summaries View the new and current curricula for each medical Royal College and Faculty along with the associated approved assessment system. Annual College Summaries are also available here. |