GP training and exams
Use the links for information on GP specialty training, the GP curriculum and ePortfolio, the MRCGP examination, certification process, e-Learning resources for GPs, careers advice and more.
Learn more about the RCGP case to enhance and extend GP training from three to four years.
To practise in the UK, GPs need to be accepted onto the General Medical Council (GMC)’s GP register.
The GP curriculum sets out what’s required to practice as a GP in the NHS and helps prepare GPs for a professional life of development and change.
Success in the MRCGP exam confirms that a GP trainee has met the requirements for full RCGP membership and satisfactorily completed the assessments required for specialty training for general practice.