A satisfactory ARCP will indicate that the F1 doctor has met or exceeded the minimum expected level of performance required for sign-off for each of the 13 foundation professional capabilities (FPCs). This will lead to the award of a Foundation Year 1 Certificate of Completion (F1CC), which will inform the medical school as to whether they should complete and issue the GMC Certificate of Experience (CoE). Once the certificate is issued, the foundation doctor is eligible to apply for full registration with the GMC. The GMC expects satisfactory achievement of all domains set out in ‘Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training’ and reproduced in the Foundation Programme Curriculum syllabus outcomes.
If an F1 doctor appeals the outcome of an unsuccessful ARCP, the appeal may involve the medical school if the FD is a UK graduate.