Information for medical schools

This page is for medical school administrators (or designated representatives in local foundation schools who work on their behalf) who do one or more of the tasks below:

• Manage data for final year medical students.
• Organise ID check events.
• Submit graduation lists.
• Manage completion dates for F1 doctors.
• Submit certificates of experience for F1 doctors.

Our guidance

We have a number of pieces of guidance to help you to understand your role and the processes we follow.

Final year medical students

The GMC manual for registering UK medical students
This guidance for medical school administration staff, gives details on exchanging student data, preparing for ID check events and the application process for students.

GMC Connect user guide for administering medical students
This guide explains how to manage your list of students through GMC Connect, how to make changes to your student records and how to submit graduation lists.

Memorandum of understanding with the GMC
The memorandum of understanding outlines the agreements we have with UK medical schools to make sure new doctors get registration in a timely manner.

Timeline for the GMC provisional registration process
This timeline gives an overview of the milestones throughout the year to help you plan for GMC related activities.

F1 doctors

The GMC manual for moving doctors in the Foundation Programme from provisional to full registration
Guidance for designated representatives on managing F1s and submitting certificates of experience in GMC Connect.

GMC Connect user guide for managing F1 doctors
This guide explains how to manage your list of F1 doctors and submit Certificates of Experience through GMC Connect.

Timeline for the GMC full registration process
This timeline gives an overview of the milestones throughout the year to help you plan for GMC related activities for F1 doctors.

Our forms

Final year medical students

Form	When to use this form
UK7 – Medical student data upload (you must also provide a JPG photo for each student)	Request GMC reference numbers for your new final year students.
UK10 – Medical school delegates and GMC Connect access	Tell us about staffing changes at your medical school and request access to GMC Connect for managing students and submitting graduation lists.

F1 doctors

Form	When to use this form
UK11 - Designated representatives for COE submission	Tell us about staffing changes at your school and request access to GMC Connect for managing F1s and submitting certificates of experience.

GMC Connect

GMC Connect is the online portal we use to share and exchange data about your final year students and F1 doctors. You have your own username and password.

Log in

Log in to GMC Connect

Getting an account

If you would like to request an account to administer information about final year students, please complete UK10 – Medical school delegates and GMC Connect access.

If you would like to request permission to submit certificates of experience, please complete the UK11 - Designated representatives for COE submission.

Contact us

If you need to get in touch email UK Manager or call 0161 923 6925.