When we assess whether an overseas primary medical qualification is acceptable

  1. Summary
  2. When we assess whether an overseas primary medical qualification is acceptable
  3. When and how to check your primary medical qualification is acceptable
  4. Our criteria for acceptable overseas qualifications
  1. Overseas medical qualifications we do not accept
  2. Overseas medical qualifications we may accept
  3. Information for medical schools and universities
  4. Definitions of terms we use

We assess an overseas primary medical qualification (PMQ) when:

  • a doctor asks us to – for example, because their awarding body is not available to select when setting up a GMC Online account
  • we identify the need to as part of assessing information provided by a doctor when setting up a GMC Online account, or as part of an application
  • we receive a request from the awarding body or institution (for example because we have not assessed its PMQ before)
  • evidence we receive raises a question about whether an overseas PMQ which we accept continues to satisfy our criteria

An assessment of an individual’s PMQ may result in the qualification being found:

  • acceptable at this time
  • not currently acceptable.

We will share the outcome of our assessment with the individual or institution concerned.

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