To be considered for entry to the Specialist Register, your knowledge skills and experience will have to be evaluated and this starts with an application to the General Medical Council (GMC)   

Who can apply for a CESR?

• General paediatricians (including neonatology and community paediatrics)
  Doctors who have not completed a full UK CCT specialist training programme ( e.g. have trained outside the UK, moved abroad, taken a career break ) but can show that their training, qualifications and experience, when considered together, meet the requirements of a CCT programme in paediatrics.  Doctors in this category should apply to the GMC under Article 14(4).
  
  
• Subspeciality paediatricians
  Doctors who have specialist training or qualifications obtained outside the UK, but not in one of the standard CCT specialities (e.g. their experience may be in one of the subspecialties of paediatrics).  These doctors will need to demonstrate that their training, qualifications and experience have provided them with the knowledge and skill of a consultant in the NHS.  Doctors in this category should apply to the GMC under Article 14(5)(a).
  
  
• Academics
  Doctors who wish to join the Specialist Register after following a career in adademic medicine in posts not approved by the GMC may wish to apply for a CESR through Article 14(5)(b).
  
  

How to apply

Before applying please read the   Guidance for Article 14 Applicants

Doctors applying under Article 14(4) or 14(5) should see the GMC Website for full details, forms and guidance on the application process.  The GMC will forward your applcation to the RCPCH for evaluation and recommendation.  Final decisions on application are made by the GMC. 

If your application is successful you will be awarded a certificate of eligibility for entry to the Specialist Register (CESR), but not a CCT.

Should you have any queries regarding the above please email Ian O'Donoghue