The Afera Encyclopaedia: Careers edition
CCT
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CCT — Certificate of Completion of Training
Awarded on completion of a GMC-approved specialty (or GP) training programme; it is the gateway to the GMC Specialist Register or GP Register, and to consultant or GP posts.
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The route from medical school to the GMC Specialist or GP Register: a five-year medical degree (four for graduate entry), the MLA, provisional registration, the two-year Foundation Programme with full registration after FY1, then specialty training to CCT. Total time varies by specialty — general practice is the shortest at three years of specialty training.
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