Using your registered name and GMC reference number
- Summary
- Using your registered name and GMC reference number
- Maintain your registration as a physician associate or anaesthesia associate
Your registered name is your full name as it appears on the register of PAs and AAs. Your GMC reference number is the unique, seven-digit number we give you and will prefix with a “A” for associate. It stays with you throughout your career and does not on its own indicate that you hold registration.
Patients, employers, and others use these details to identify you and confirm your status on the register of PAs and AAs.
Find my entry on the online registers
When should I use my name and GMC reference number?
Once you are registered, it's good practice to display your registered name and GMC reference number:
- at your place of work
- on your professional website
- in medical records
- in letters, emails and reports that you write.
Shortening your name in day-to-day contact with patients or colleagues is acceptable, but you must:
- use your full registered name when signing statutory documents
- know your GMC reference number
- make your registered name and GMC reference number available to anyone who asks.
