Irish Medical Registration process

NOTE:
The following content is not directly from IRISH MEDICAL COUNCIL, it is entirely based on experiences
of different Newly/Recently registered doctors (Gen.Reg with PRES exemption on the basis of Recognized
Internship after 2008)

In a Nutshell, If you intend to apply for General Registration with

PRES exemption on basis of Recognized Internship
1-Get your Degree and Passport (in case you don’t have it already)
2-Take IELTS (Academic) and score 6.5 each and 7overall, minimum.
3-Get your House job certificates (Must be according to IMC Recognized internships) and apply for PMDC
Experience certificate (form and instructions are available on PMDC site)
4-Get your documents EPIC verified (see below)
5-Make online account at IMC site.
Generic form for registration with IMC (available on IMC site)
Fill it according to the instructions, get all documents attested properly as mentioned in the form (GREEN
STAMP).Spend time in making sure you don’t make any blunders as it’s important to be vigilant.
(Currently they are accepting both online as well as conventional paper applications)
6-Get an urgent Good standing certificate (form and instructions are available on PMDC site) send it directly
from PMDC.
7-Send your documents, application and fee. Wait for acknowledgment email, you will be given online access
to see your application proceedings.
8-if they approve your application they will send you an eligibility email, you will be asked to submit latest CV,
another form (they will send it in email) and registration fee, send those and start applying for jobs or you can
wait to get fully registered first and then apply for jobs.

DO’S:-
§-Spend at least 1-2days exploring the forum “Doctors in Ireland”. The file section, old posts and comments
below them have answers to almost 95% of your queries.
§-Be very careful while choosing your House Job specialities (Must be according to IMC Recognized
Internships) and even more careful about writing the TITLES correctly as PMDC copies anything and
everything that is on your HJ certificate, as it is , on your Experience Cert.
§-Better to take Exp.Cert issuance form to PMDC by yourself rather than posting, make sure you visit EXP
department and request them to send your verifications NOW, they will just ask for extra charges for TCS,
no trouble and will minimize the delays
§-GSC must be sent from PMDC, just take TCS track# from them. (with urgent fee, takes 4days maximum)
§-Do get your certificates attested PROPERLY (as mentioned on IMC general registration form CHECKLIST)
§-It is seen that People with simplest certificates (G.MED and G.SURG 6months each) get registered in
minimum time, but can that effect the chances of getting a job? Yet to discover
DON’T’S
§ -Don’t mention the word Allied/Honorary/Additional in your certificates.
§ -Don’t leave any gaps (>2weeks) unexplained.
§ -Don’t write or send anything they haven’t asked for
§ -Don’t Panic, it can take up to 9-11months to get registered, lucky ones got it in 2months. Don’t waste time
in waiting, rather study, take exams, do anything good other than checking your email 5times a day as I did.

ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO OF INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIALS What is EPIC?

http://www.ecfmgepic.org/instructions-ireland.html
How to begin?
Make an account at this website
, for that you need 75 USD in your account, account
making is very simple , they will be asking general questions like name, qualifications,
nationality etc after completion and submission of fee, they will email u temporary
password and username login (you must change it for security reasons)
I am done with account what next?
They will email you EPIC IDENTITY form, download it , print it fill it sign it, get it attested
from notary public and send it back to epic. Once they receive epic identity form, they
will approve it and then your account will be permanent .
Now you can upload your all mentioned credentials and get them verified
What documents I need to get EPIC VERIFIED for IMC General Registration (PRES
EXEMPTION)?

What supporting documents I will be needing?

Your MBBS degree (basic medical qualification)

Your Internship (Exp. Certificate from PMDC)
Passport (valid-scanned copy) Recent photograph
Detailed Mark sheet of 5yr MBBS PMDC full registration certificate

Internship Format for PRES Exemption-SIMPLE VERSION-BY Dr Rana Umair

The Medical Council accepts internships undertaken in Pakistan as equivalent to an Irish internship if the
internship commenced after 31st December 2008 and the rotations comply with the Council’s standards for
internships.
The rotation requirements are as follows
Standard 1: Rotations
Training and experience must comply with the Medical Council’s policy on length of internship and approved
rotations; that is, a minimum of a total of twelve months, which should normally be consecutive, of which at
least three months must be spent in Medicine in general and at least three months in Surgery in general. A
combination of below mentioned specialities is acceptable. For Example, 2 months in General Medicine and
1 month in nephrology will be acceptable as 3 months in ‘Medicine in General’. Please note that
‘Medicine/Surgery in General’ does not mean ‘General Medicine/Surgery’ only.
Recognised Names (Titles) of Specialities for the Certificate: Medicine In General
· Cardiology ·
· Clinical Genetics ·
· Clinical Neurophysiology ·
· Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·
· Dermatology ·
· Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus ·
· Gastroenterology ·
· General (Internal) Medicine ·
Genito-Urinary Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Medical Oncology
Nephrology Neurology Palliative Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Genito-Urinary Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Surgery In General
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• General Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmic Surgery
• Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Paediatric Surgery
• Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
• Urology
· Rheumatology
• Plastic, Reconstructive & Anesthetic Surgery
Standard 2: Rotations
As part of this twelve-month period, an intern may also be employed for
not less than two months and not more than four months in the following specialties:
• Emergency Medicine
• General Practice
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Anaesthesia (to include perioperative medicine) • Radiology
Recognised Names (Titles) of Specialities for the Certificate:
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Emergency Medicine Anaesthesia
Psychiatry
• Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Psychiatry
• Psychiatry of Learning Disability
• Psychiatry of Old Age
Paediatrics
Paediatric Cardiology Paediatrics Radiology: Radiation Oncology

Note: The names (titles) of specialities must appear the same on your certificate as they’re mentioned here.
For Example, ‘Ophthalmology’ is not acceptable, so the certificate should state ‘Ophthalmic Surgery’ instead.
Applicants who have been awarded a document which the Medical Council considers to be the equivalent to
a Certificate of Experience, may be granted an exemption from the PRES if they are applying for general
registration. Please note that doctors who wish to pursue post graduate training will be required to establish
eligibility for registration in the trainee specialist division. To be eligible for entry into the trainee specialist
division, a doctor must pass the PRES or be exempt of PRES on basis of higher qualification and have been
granted the equivalent to a Certificate of Experience.
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