Postgraduate education and training

Doctors in the UK spend the first year after graduating from medical school as provisionally registered doctors. This is the first year (F1) of the two-year Foundation Programme.

The GMC has taken over the functions formerly undertaken by the Postgraduate Education and Training Board (PMETB) and so has responsibility for regulating both the Foundation Programme and specialty including GP training leading to award of a Certificate of Completion of Training.

Foundation Programme

For information about the Foundation Programme, including quality assurance of the programme, outcomes and frequently asked questions, see our section on the Foundation Programme.

Specialty including GP training

To read about standards and requirements, curricula and a range of other information relating to the period of training that doctors undertake once they have finished the Foundation Programme, see our section on Specialty including GP training.

About the merger

On 1 April 2010 PMETB merged with the GMC. For information and frequently asked questions about the merger, see our About the merger section.

News and projects

For news and projects relating to postgraduate education and training, see our news and projects section.