Luxembourg – Evidence of qualifications

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

Below is information about

Medical regulatory authority

The Registrar
College Médical
90 Boulevard de la Pétrusse
Luxembourg
L-2320

Tel: 00 352 478 5542
Fax: 00 352 475 679
Website: www.collegemedical.lu

Provisional registration

You will need to hold a Diplome d’Etat de docteur en medicine, chirurgie et accouchements (State diploma of doctor of medicine, surgery and obstetrics) issued by the Jury d’examen D’Etat (State Examining Board and endorsed by the Minister of Education).

Full registration

If you have previously held provisional registration you will need to hold:

A Certificate de Stage (certificate of practical training) endorsed by the Minister for Public Health.

If you have not previously held provisional registration you will need to hold:

Diplome d’Etat de docteur en medicine, chirurgie et accouchements (State diploma of doctor of medicine, surgery and obstetrics) issued by the Jury d’examen D’Etat (State Examining Board and endorsed by the Minister of Education)

AND

A Certificate de Stage (certificate of practical training) endorsed by the Minister for Public Health.

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 Certificat de médicin spécialiste issued by the Ministre de la Santé publique.

If the title of your 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 you will also need to hold a letter from the Ministry of Health in Luxembourg (Ministre de la Santé publique) 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 Luxembourg 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 Diplome de formation spécifique en medicine genérale.  If your 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 in Luxembourg which confirms that your training meets those standards.

OR

A certificate of acquired rights for general medical practice awarded by the Ministry of Health in Luxembourg. The certificate must state that it was awarded to you in accordance with Article 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.