Evidence of your primary medical qualification

To register with us, you must have completed an acceptable medical degree. This is commonly known as your primary medical qualification.

What do I need to provide?

As part of your application you’ll need to:

What must my certificate include?

Make sure you send us a scanned copy of the decorative relevant primary medical qualification certificate you were given when you first qualified.

Your certificate must show the exact date you passed your final exam or assessment. If it doesn’t, then send us a letter from your university confirming this date.

Primary source verification

Once you have checked you hold a relevant European Specialist or GP qualification, you’ll need to have your primary medical qualification, your accompanying certificate (if applicable) and your relevant European Specialist or GP qualification independently verified before we can grant your registration with a licence to practise. Read about what this means for you.