Evidence of qualifications - Slovak Republic
This page is to explain what evidence of qualifications doctors who qualified in the Slovak Republic need to supply to support their application.
Below is information about:
Medical regulatory authority in the Slovak Republic
Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
Limbova 2
837 52 Bratislava
Slovakia
Tel: +421 2 593 73 111
Fax: +421 2 547 77 983
Email: office@health.gov.sk
Slovak Medical University, Bratislava
Slovenská zdravotnícka universita v Bratislave
Limbova 12
833 03 Bratislava 3
Slovakia
Tel: +421 2 5477 3843
Website: www.szu.sk
Full registration with a licence to practise
You will need to hold:
A Vysokoškolsky diplom o udelení akademického titulu “doctor medicíny” (MUDr) (University diploma awarding the academic title “doctor of medicine” (MuDr).
If you began your basic medical training or qualified before 1 May 2004 you will also need to hold either:
A document from the Slovak Ministry of Health which confirms that the training leading to the award of your Slovakian primary medical qualification meets the standards detailed in Article 24 of Directive 2005/36/EC.
OR
A document from the Slovak Ministry of Health, or the competent authority of the EEA Member State or Switzerland where you are now working, which confirms that you have effectively and lawfully been engaged in actual medical practice for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the award of the certificate as detailed in Article 23.1 of Directive 2005/36/EC.
If you qualified or began your training before 1 January 1993 in the former Czechoslovakia you will also need to provide:
A document from the Slovak Ministry of Health, or the competent authority of the EEA Member State or Switzerland where you are now working, which confirms that you have effectively and lawfully been engaged in actual medical practice for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the award of the certificate as detailed in Article 23.3 of Directive 2005/36/EC and confirming that your qualification complies with Article 23.3.
In addition, if your degree has a different title you will also need to hold:
A document from the Slovak Ministry of Health which confirms that this qualification is treated by Slovakia as equivalent to the Vysokoškolsky diplom o udelení akademického titulu "doctor medicíny" as detailed in Article 23.6 of Directive 2005/36/EC.
Applying for entry onto the Specialist Register
To be entered onto the Specialist Register you must also hold full registration.
Direct entry
Your specialty must be listed in Annex V of the Directive 2005/36/EC by the country that awarded it and have a corresponding entry for the United Kingdom. If you are eligible for direct entry onto the Specialist Register, as set out below, and you do not already hold full registration, you should apply for full registration with a licence to practise and entry onto the Specialist Register at the same time.
To apply for entry onto the Specialist Register you will need to hold:
A Diplom o špecializácii (Diploma of specialization) awarded by the universities.
If your Slovakian specialist certificate was awarded before 1 May 2004, or if you began your training leading to the award of that certificate before that date, you will need to hold either:
A document from the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava or the Slovak Ministry of Health confirming that the training leading to the award of your specialist certificate meets the standards detailed in Articles 25, 26 and 27 as appropriate of Directive 2005/36/EC.
OR
If your specialist training does not meet those standards you will need to hold a document from the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, or the Slovak Ministry of Health, or the medical regulatory authority of the country where you are now working, confirming that you have been practising in the specialty in which your specialist certificate was awarded for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the award of the certificate as detailed in Article 23.1 of Directive 2005/36/EC.
In addition, if the title of your Slovakian specialist certificate is not as described above or the specialty in which it is awarded is not the same as that specialty listed in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC you will also need to hold:
A document from the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava or the Slovak Ministry of Health confirming that your training leading to the award of the specialist certificate meets the standards laid down in Articles 25, 26 and 27 as appropriate of Directive 2005/36/EC and that the specialty is treated in law by Slovakia as a certificate of medical specialisation in the relevant specialty as set out in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC.
Certification
If you do not fulfil the above criteria you should complete an application for full registration first and tell us what specialist qualifications you do have. We will assess your application for full registration and review your specialist qualifications.
If you are not eligible for direct entry onto the Specialist Register we will refer you to our Specialist and GP Certification Team once your full registration has been granted.
The team will tell you whether you are eligible to apply for entry onto the Specialist Register through specialty equivalence and advise you on what to do next.
See more guidance on specialty equivalence.
Applying for entry onto the GP Register
To be entered onto the GP Register you must also hold full registration.
Direct entry
If you are eligible for direct entry onto the GP Register, as set out below, and you do not already hold full registration, you should apply for full registration with a licence to practise and entry onto the GP Register at the same time.
To apply for entry onto the GP Register you will need to hold:
A Diplom o specializácii v odbore vseobecné lekárstvo awarded by the universities.
AND
If your GP certificate was awarded before 1 May 2004, or if you began your training leading to the award of that certificate before that date, you will also need to hold:
A document from the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava or the Slovak Ministry of Health confirming that the training leading to the award of your GP certificate meets the standards detailed in Article 28 of Directive 2005/36/EC.
OR
If you are eligible for entry onto the GP register, on the basis of acquired rights specific to general practitioners, you will need to hold:
A certificate of acquired rights for general medical practice awarded by the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava or the Slovak Ministry of Health. The certificate must state that it was awarded to you in accordance with Article 30(1) of Directive 2005/36/EC.
Certification
If you do not fulfil the above criteria you should complete an application for full registration first and tell us what general practice qualifications you do have. We will assess your application for full registration and review your general practice qualifications.
If you are not eligible for direct entry onto the GP Register we will refer you to our Specialist and GP Certification Team once your full registration has been granted.
The team will tell you whether you are eligible to apply for entry onto the GP Register through specialty equivalence and advise you on what to do next.
See more guidance on specialty equivalence.