Where to Go for Advice
Candidates who feel they would benefit from impartial advice on registration, clinical attachment, availability and suitability of courses and careers guidance are recommended to contact the National Advice Centre. Candidates may telephone for an appointment or write to:-
National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education
PO Box 2516
St James' House
Bristol BS2 2AA
Tel: 0117 915 7069
Fax: 0117 915 6721
Web: www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/nacpme
Candidates in Scotland may prefer to contact:
NHS Education for Scotland
2nd Floor, Hanover Buildings
66 Rose Street
Edinburgh EH2 2NN
Tel: 0131 225 4365
Fax: 0131 225 5891
Web: www.nes.scot.nhs.uk
Special Advice to Doctors outside the UK
(a) Entry to the Examination
Please re-read the Admission to the
MRCP (UK) Examination Regulations. You are required to state your full and correct name on your application form. This name will be shown on any Diploma that might be issued to you. If the name you are applying under is different from the name which appears on your primary diploma of medical qualification, you will need to submit a certificate from the issuing university, or an affidavit stating that the candidate (in his or her full name) is the same person named on the diploma. This requirement also applied to initials and abbreviations.
Names are phonetically translated into English from some languages and this can lead to spelling variations. Thus Mohammed may appear as Mohamed, Mahammed, Mahamed, Muhammed, etc. Some candidates are themselves inconsistent in the spelling of such translations and must realise that this does not allow accurate identification and is not acceptable to the Colleges.
Our records and the MRCP (UK) Diploma will show forenames followed by the surname for example, Alan John Smith. Correspondence will be addressed using your medical title followed by initials in place of each forename, then the surname as it appears on your diploma of medical qualification for example, Dr A J Smith.
(b) Payment of Examination Fees
If you need to transfer your fees from abroad, please remember that the banks will deduct their charges from the sum being transferred and include extra to allow for this. We must receive the full examination fee in Sterling.
(c) Registration with the General Medical Council
Registration with the General Medical Council is required for all candidates intending to work as doctors in the UK. Registration with the General Medical Council is not necessary merely in order to take the Membership examination. However, prospective candidates who intend to obtain training in a hospital post, whether paid or unpaid, must register with the General Medical Council.
A list showing those overseas qualifications eligible for full registration is given at the front of the Medical Register published by the GMC. Doctors who are nationals and/or hold a qualification of one of the countries of the European Community are subject to special conditions and should seek advice direct from the GMC.
Application forms and pamphlets giving details of the requirements of each kind of registration may be obtained from the General Medical Council.
Address:
Registration,
GMC,
St James's Buildings,
79 Oxford Street Manchester,
M1 6FQ
Call - General Enquiries:
Telephone: 0845 357 3456. Outside the UK: +44 (0)161 923 6602
Email:
registrationhelp@gmc-uk.org
Website:
(d) Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board
Candidates do not need to have passed PLAB in order to take the Membership examination. However, it is necessary for those intending to work as doctors with Limited Registration.
Full details are available from:
the PLAB Test Section at the General Medical Council,
Registration,
GMC,
St James's Buildings,
79 Oxford Street Manchester,
M1 6FQ
Telephone: 0845 357 3456.
Outside the UK: +44 (0)161 923 6602.