Specialist registration for doctors who hold full registration

This page is for doctors who hold full registration and want to join the Specialist Register.

You must hold full registration to be on the Specialist Register. If you do not hold full registration, but are a qualified specialist, you should find the right guidance for you in our applying to join the register section (opens in a new window). This will tell you how to apply for specialist registration at the same time as you apply for full registration.

You can check to see if you are on the Specialist Register by looking online at the List of Registered Medical Practitioners (LRMP) (opens in a new window).

1. I achieved my specialist qualification in the UK

If you completed your specialist training after 1 February 2007, you will have been automatically added to the Specialist Register.

If you completed your specialist training after 12 January 1996, you should have been issued with a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) by STA or a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) by PMETB. Along with the certificate you were issued an application form. Please complete this and send it to us at:

Registration Team (Updates)
General Medical Council
5th Floor
St James's Buildings
79 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6FQ

If you completed your specialist training before 12 January 1996, and are not yet on the Specialist Register, you may be required to have your eligibility to join the Specialist Register assessed by PMETB (opens in a new window).

If you have completed your specialist training in the UK and none of the above applies to you, then you may be required to have your eligibility assessed by PMETB (opens in a new window).

2. I achieved my specialist qualification in a country in the EEA or Switzerland

If you achieved your specialist qualification in a country in the EEA and want to work in the UK as a specialist, you should log in to MyGMC and make your application to join the specialist register in the My Registration section.

If your qualification is not listed in Directive 2005/36/EC, or you have not completed the minimum length of training in your specialty, we may ask you for a certificate from the competent authority in the country where you qualified, to prove that your qualification complies with the standards of the Directive. In some cases, you may be required to have your eligibility assessed by PMETB (opens in a new window).

MyGMC

You will need your GMC reference number and a PIN and password, to log in to MyGMC.
Log in to MyGMC (opens in a new window).

If you have a GMC reference number, but do not have a PIN and password, please contact us (opens in a new window).

3. I achieved my specialist qualification outside of the UK and the EEA or Switzerland

You are required to have your eligibility to join the specialist register assessed by PMETB or STA.

If you have been found eligible by PMETB after 1 February 2007, you will have been automatically added to the Specialist Register.

If you were found eligible by STA or PMETB after 12 January 1996, you should have been issued with a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) by STA or a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) by PMETB. Along with the certificate you were issued an application form. Please complete this and send it to us at:

Registration Team (Updates)
General Medical Council
5th Floor
St James's Buildings
79 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6FQ

If you completed your specialist training before 12 January 1996, and are not yet on the Specialist Register, you may be required to have your eligibility to join the Specialist Register assessed by PMETB (opens in a new window).

If you have completed your specialist training in the UK and none of the above applies to you, then you may be required to have your eligibility assessed by PMETB (opens in a new window).