Registration Type and Document Verification Overview
How are you applying for
registration?
Taking the PLAB test
Holding an acceptable
postgraduate qualification (PGQ)
With an offer from an approved
sponsor
For full registration and entry
onto the Specialist or GP register
with a CESR or CEGPR
Entry onto the Specialist or GP
register with a CESR or CEGPR
Holding a ‘relevant European
qualification’
What type of registration are Document(s) you will need to have verified by ECFMG
you applying for?
Provisional registration or full  Primary medical qualification
registration
Full registration  Primary medical qualification
 Acceptable PGQ
Full registration  Primary medical qualification
Full registration with specialist/GP  Primary medical qualification
Specialist/GP  Primary medical qualification
Note – if your primary medical qualification was verified when you first
gained registration, you don’t need to have it verified again
Provisional registration or full  Primary medical qualification
registration  Accompanying certificate (if applicable)
Full registration with specialist/GP  Primary medical qualification
 Accompanying certificate (if applicable)
 Specialist or GP qualification
Specialist or GP  Primary medical qualification
 Accompanying certificate (if applicable)
 Specialist or GP qualification
Note – if your primary medical qualification and accompanying certificate
were verified when you first gained registration, you don’t need to have them
verified again.
Last Updated January 4, 2021