How do I register with the General Medical Council (GMC)?
The GMC regulates doctors. You must give the following documents to the GMC to be entered on the appropriate medical register: Original documents with certified translations into English for: • Primary medical degree • Specialist or family medicine certificate (or confirmation from either the Specialist Training Authority, Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice or Postgraduate Medical and Education Training Board that your training and experience is equivalent) • Certificate of good standing from your regulatory authority (the organisation you are registered with to practice medicine in your own country) • Proof of nationality – passport or identity card • Registration fee • Pre-registration identity check (you must make a personal visit to the GMC offices) Applicants who register with the GMC must demonstrate competence in the English language by achieving a specific mark in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
