Longlisting outcomes

You did not provide a copy of your PMQ certificate or complete the 2025 PMQ Confirmation Form.

The PMQ evidence you provided was not of good quality and could not be verified.

You did not use the 2025 version of the PMQ confirmation form.

You uploaded an incomplete PMQ confirmation form.

The name on your PMQ certificate does not match your application and evidence of the discrepancy was not provided.

You provided a PMQ certificate that was not in English and did not provide an English translation from an official organisation for each document.

You provided an English translation of your PMQ certificate and did not provide the original PMQ certificate.

Your PMQ is not accepted by the GMC.

Your date of qualification is after the start date of the programme.

The PMQ evidence provided is corrupted or in an unreadable format.

Primary Medical Qualification (PMQ) as evidence of English language proficiency (ELP)

PMQ was not accepted as evidence for English language proficiency (ELP), because it was not gained from a medical school/university in a country where English is a first and native language. The GMC maintains a list of countries where English is a first and native language. https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/join-our-registers/before-you-apply/evidence-of-your-knowledge-of-english/using-other-types-of-evidence

You indicated that your PMQ was not gained in a country where English is a first and native language and did not provide acceptable alternative evidence of your English language.

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

IELTS scores were provided and verifiable but one or more of the domain scores was below the minimum standard as required by the F2 Person Specification (7.5 is required for each domain. Overall/band scores are not considered).

IELTS scores were provided and verifiable but were out of date because the test had taken place earlier than 06 August 2023.

IELTS scores were provided and verifiable but were not accepted because the test and/or One Skill Retake had taken place after 07 January 2025.

You did not provide an IELTS TRF number.

You provided an IELTS TRF number that could not be verified on the IELTS system portal during the application window.

You did not take the Academic or the UKVI (Academic) version of the test.

OET (Occupational English Test)

You provided an OET candidate number that could not be verified because you did not share your results with the UKFPO (please note that the UKFPO and GMC are two separate organisations).

You provided an OET candidate number that could not be verified on the OET portal during the application window.

You did not provide your OET candidate number.

OET scores were provided and verifiable but one or more of the scores was below the minimum standard as required by the F2 Person Specification (400 is required for each domain. Overall/band scores are not considered).

OET scores were provided and verifiable but were out of date because the test had taken place earlier than 06 August 2023.

OET scores were provided and verifiable but were not accepted because the test had taken place after 07 January 2025.

Consultant Testimony Form

NHS Consultant Testimony Form was not completed and signed by an appropriate signatory (NHS consultant/GP).

The NHS consultant testimony evidence was not provided on the required template. You provided another form of evidence which is not accepted (for example, a letter, or other document).

Your NHS consultant testimony did not cover the minimum period of 3 full calendar months of employment between 06 August 2023 – 07 January 2025.

The required minimum 3 months’ experience incorporated (either fully or partially) employment in locum posts; and/or posts where you were not employed in the capacity of a doctor.

Your NHS consultant testimony related to employment outside the NHS.

You did not attach the Consultant Testimony Form to your application on Oriel.

The signatory did not fully complete the declaration boxes.

The signatory selected “NO – I have not supervised this doctor for a minimum period of 3 full months” and/or “NO – This doctor does not have a satisfactory standard of English language proficiency”.

You uploaded an incomplete document.

The NHS consultant testimony form was not the 2025 version of the form.

You need to take PLAB and had not already passed PLAB 1 at the point of the application window in January 2025.

You need to take PLAB but have not yet qualified from medical school and therefore cannot have already passed PLAB 1 at the point of the application window in January 2025.

You indicated that you have already successfully completed a UK-based F2 training year (either as part of the UK 2-year Foundation Programme or a UK F2 Stand-alone Programme) and received a Foundation Achievement of Competence Document (FACD) or Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion (FPCC).

You indicated that you are currently undertaking either a UK 2-year Foundation Programme or a UK F2 Stand-alone Programme.

You submitted an incomplete Re-application form.

The Foundation School Director had not signed your Re-application form.

Your re-application to foundation training was not supported by the Foundation School Director.

You did not submit a re-application form (having previously resigned from or been released or removed from a foundation training programme).

The re-application to foundation training form was not the 2025 version of the form.