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Documents you must submit: evidence of qualifications (primary medical qualification)
You will be asked to provide details of your primary medical qualification.
You will need to first check that your primary medical qualification is accepted by the GMC. The GMC currently regards most, but not all, of the primary medical qualifications listed in the Avicenna Database (formerly the WHO Directory of medical schools) 
(opens in a new window) as acceptable for the purposes of registration with the GMC.
Please note that the GMC's definition of an acceptable primary medical qualification was revised in September 2006. We strongly recommend that you read our guidance on acceptable primary medical qualifications (opens in a new window) for further information.
We will ask you to send us this document by post.
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