Czech Republic – Evidence of qualifications

This page is to explain what evidence of qualifications doctors who qualified in the Czech Republic need to supply to support their registration application.

Below is information about

Medical regulatory authority

Ministry of Health
Palackeho Nam.4
CZ-12801 Prague 2
Czech Republic
Tel: 00 420 22 497 1111
Fax: 00 420 22 497 2111
Email: mzcr@mzcr.cz

Full registration

You will need to hold a Diplom o ukoncení studia ve studijním programu všeobecné lékarství (Doktor medicíny, MUDr.) (Diploma of graduation in the curriculum of general medicine (Doctor of Medicine MuDr)) issued by the universities

AND

A Vysvedcení o státní rigrorózní zkoušce (Vive Voce certificate) issued by the universities. Note that the Viva Voce has been replaced by the Diploma Supplement.

If you qualified before 1966 you will need to provide a letter from the Czech Ministry of Health , or the registration 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 last five years (as required by Article 23.1 of the 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 letter from the Czech Ministry of Health , or the registration 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 last five years (as required by Article 23.3 of the Directive 2005/36/EC) and confirming that your qualification complies with Article 23.3 of the Directive.

Specialist register

To hold specialist registration you must also hold full registration.

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 want to apply for specialist registration and you do not already hold full registration, you should apply for full and specialist registration at the same time.

You will need to hold a diplom o specializaci (specialist medical degree) awarded by the Czech Ministry of Health.
If your Czech specialist certificate was awarded before 1 May 2004, or if you began your training leading to the award of that certificate before that date , we will need either:

A letter from the Czech Ministry of Health confirming that the training leading to the award of your specialist certificate meets the standards laid down in Articles 25, 26 and 27 as appropriate of Directive 2005/36/EC.

OR

If your specialist training does not meet those standards we will need a letter from the Czech Ministry of Health, or 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 the period required by Article 23.1 of Directive 2005/36/EC.

If the title of your Czech specialist certificate is not 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 we will also need a letter from the Czech 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 the Czech Republic as a certificate of medical specialisation in the relevant speciality as set out in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC.

If you are not eligible to enter the specialist register via the criteria outlined (above) you can apply to the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) to be assessed via the Article 14 equivalence route. Doctors applying via the Article 14 route will be required to demonstrate that their specialist qualifications, knowledge and experience gained are equivalent to that of a doctor completing a UK specialist training programme in your specialty. For further guidance, including application forms and a list of frequently answered questions, please visit the PMETB website. Please note that PMETB cannot accept CVs/resumes in isolation.

GP register

To hold GP registration you must also hold full registration.

If you want to apply for GP registration and you do not already hold full registration, you should apply for full and GP registration at the same time.

You will need to hold either:

A Diplom o specializaci “V šeobecné lékarství” (certificate of specific training for general medical practice) awarded by the Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education. If the certificate does not clearly state that your training for general medical practice meets the standards laid down in Article 28 of Directive 2005/36/EC we will need a letter from the Czech Ministry of Health to specifically state that the training meets Article 28.

OR

A certificate of acquired rights for general medical practice awarded by the Czech Ministry of Health. The certificate must state that it was issued in accordance with Article 30.1 of Directive 2005/36/EC. Otherwise a letter will be required from the Association to specifically state that the training meets Article 30.1.

If you are not eligible to enter the GP register via the criteria outlined (above) you can apply to PMETB via the Article 11 equivalence route. Doctors who apply using this method will have their training, qualifications and experience compared against the standard required for doctors completing a UK General Practice training programme. Successful applicants will be given a statement confirming their eligibility for entry to the GP Register and hence eligible to work as a GP in the UK. For further information and to request an Article 11 application pack, please visit the PMETB website. Please note that PMETB is unable to accept CVs/resumes in isolation and cannot process applications that are not made through the correct channels.