Greece – Evidence of qualifications

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

Below is information about

Medical regulatory authority

Hellenic Republic Ministry of Health and Welfare
Division of International Relations
17 Aristotelous Street
10187 Athens
Greece
Tel: +30 210 5233 776
Fax: +30 210 5236 023
Email: yyp8@compulink.gr

Please note that you should in the first instance contact your local prefecture health section rather than the Ministry of Health and Welfare. See separate list of Greek medical regulatory authorities for issuing compliancy letters.

Full registration

You will need to hold a Ptychio latrikes awarded by the Greek university faculty of medicine or faculty of health sciences, department of medicine.

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 certificate of medical specialisation awarded by the Greek Prefectures.

If the Greek specialist certificate was awarded before 1 January 1981 or if the training leading to its award started before that date you will need to hold either:

A letter from a Greek Prefecture confirming that the training leading to the award of the specialist certificate meets the standards in Articles 25, 26 and 27 as appropriate of Directive 2005/36/EC.

OR

If the training leading to the award of the specialist certificate does not meet those standards, a letter from a Greek Prefecture 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 Greek specialist certificate is not mentioned 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 letter from the Regional Prefecture 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 Greece 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 certificate of specific training for general medical practice awarded by the Regional Prefecture. 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 you will need to hold a letter from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Social Security which confirms that your training meets those standards.

OR

A certificate of acquired rights for general medical practice awarded by the Regional Prefecture. The certificate must state that it was issued to you in accordance with Article 30(1) of Directive 2005/36/EC.

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.