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
1Get your Degree and Passport (in case you dont have it already)
2Take IELTS (Academic) and score 6.5 each and 7overall, minimum.
3Get 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)
4Get your documents EPIC verified (see below)
5Make 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 dont make any blunders as its important to be vigilant.
(Currently they are accepting both online as well as conventional paper applications)
6Get an urgent Good standing certificate (form and instructions are available on PMDC site) send it directly
from PMDC.
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Send your documents, application and fee. Wait for acknowledgment email, you will be given online access
to see your application proceedings.
8if 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.

DOS:-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

DONTS

-Dont mention the word Allied/Honorary/Additional in your certificates.

-Dont leave any gaps (>2weeks) unexplained.

-Dont write or send anything they havent asked for

-Dont Panic, it can take up to 9-11months to get registered, lucky ones got it in 2months. Dont
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)?
Your MBBS degree (basic medical qualification)
Your Internship (Exp. Certificate from PMDC)

What supporting documents I will be needing?

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 Councils standards for
internships.
The rotation requirements are as follows
Standard 1: Rotations
Training and experience must comply with the Medical Councils 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

Genito-Urinary
Medicine


Clinical Genetics

Geriatric Medicine

Clinical Neurophysiology

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Medical Oncology

Dermatology

Nephrology

Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus

Neurology

Gastroenterology

Palliative Medicine

General (Internal) Medicine

Respiratory Medicine

Genito-Urinary Medicine

Rheumatology

Geriatric Medicine

Surgery In General
Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Surgery
Neurosurgery
Ophthalmic Surgery
Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Otolaryngology
Paediatric Surgery
Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
Urology
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 theyre 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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