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The RCOG is responsible for recommending doctors to the GMC for inclusion on the Specialist Register. It is a legal requirement to be entered on the Specialist Register prior to taking up a consultant post in the NHS. There are three routes to specialist registration: |
- CCT This is the route for doctors who have completed a full GMC approved training programme.
- CESR (CP) This is the route for doctors who have been appointed above ST1 level to a GMC approved training programme from August 2007 onwards, who at point of entry to the programme wish to count time spent in previous non-GMC approved posts.
- CESR This is the route for doctors who have not completed a GMC approved programme but are able to demonstrate that their specialist training, qualifications and experience are equivalent to the requirements for the award of the CCT in the UK.
