The overarching authority for certification of any
postgraduate medical specialty is the Postgraduate Medical
Education Training Board. (
PMETB). Although they are the
certifying authority, PMETB do not interview candidates or make
assessment of their training. This is devolved to each Royal
College’s
Certification
Unit who make recommendation to PMETB, who then issue the
Certificate of Completion of Training or CCT.
As you start…
UK Trainees will be given information about
registering with the College by their deaneries as soon as they
start a specialty training programme.
From August 2007 the College plays an
important part in the training of GPs and all trainees should
register to access the nMRCGP assessment components.
The Associate in Training membership category
has eben created to enable the College to support trainees through
specialty training with a range of benefits, services and discounts
on the assessment components.
Registration
Registration with the General Medical Council
takes three forms throughout training and qualification as a
GP.
- Provisional
- Full
- Full + Listed on the GP Register
Application to provision and full registration
and subsequent listing on the GP Register is not entirely an
automatic process, but the student / specialty trainee / GP will be
signposted through the processes by their University, Foundation
School and, finally, PMETB.
The GMC’s website is comprehensive and should
be referenced for all registration enquiries, most especially those
pertaining to overseas students or trainees.
Certification
There are two routes to Certification as a GP
within the UK, Article 10 and Article 11.
Article 10 or CCT
Article 10, otherwise known as CCT, is the
prescribed route for those who have followed the training for
General Practice as set down in the PMETB order. Successful
application under Article 10 results in the award of a Certificate
of Completion of Training.
Article 11
Article 11 is the equivalency route for those
have completed some or all of their training;
- Overseas
- Outwith the seven year time limit
- Prior to its being educationally
approved.
Successful application under Article 11
results in the award of a Statement of Eligibility for Registration
(SER). For more information on these routes visit the Certification section of the RCGP
website.
On receipt of either of the CCT or the SER,
the candidate is eligible to be entered onto the GP Register,
maintained by the General Medical Council. PMETB will inform
the GMC of the award of a CCT or SER and the candidate will then be
entered onto the Register within seven days.