Certificate of completion of training (CCT)
Doctors with a CCT have completed an approved training programme in the UK and are eligible for entry onto the Specialist Register.
Certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR)
The process by which doctors who have not trained in an approved programme can demonstrate their knowledge, skills and experience are equivalent to that of the relevant CCT curriculum to join the GP or Specialist registers.
CESR in a non-CCT specialty
A specialty that we haven't approved. Doctors must demonstrate that their knowledge and skills are equivalent to the standards required of a consultant in the UK health services. They must have a specialist medical qualification or six months training in a non-CCT specialty from outside the UK.
CESR through academic or research medicine
For doctors who have not followed a full approved GMC training programme, but have knowledge, skills and experience in a very specific area. Applicants must demonstrate that they have academic or research and clinical skills equivalent to those of a consultant in the UK health services.
Relevant European Qualification - Specialist
For doctors who hold a relevant specialist European Qualification which meets the current GMC criteria for recognition.
CESR with registration
Doctors who have not followed a full approved GMC training programme but who may have gained the same level of skills and knowledge required by the CCT curriculum, can apply for a CESR. The application for full registration is separate to the CESR application, but can be applied for at the same time.
Sub-specialty recognition
For doctors who would like to apply for their sub-specialty to be added to their existing entry on the Specialist Register. Applicants must have done GMC approved training in the sub-specialty in which they're applying, or demonstrate that they have completed an overseas training programme, equivalent to the standards of the UK sub-specialty curriculum.
CESR through academic or research medicine
For doctors who have not followed a full approved GMC training programme, but have knowledge, skills and experience in a very specific area. Applicants must demonstrate that they have academic or research and clinical skills equivalent to those of a consultant in the UK health services.
