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GP Trainee Recruitment: RPL Applications

GP training applicants with appropriate qualifications prior to commencement of GP training in Medicine, Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine may apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Applicants successful in obtaining RPL will have training shortened from four years to three years.  

  • Applicants must have successfully completed Basic Specialist Training in Medicine with the Royal College of Physician Ireland (RCPI) and completed all appropriate assessments (MRCPI Examinations Part I & Part II - Written & Clinical), by commencement of GP training.

    Required supporting documentation

    • Certificate of Satisfactory Completion from the Royal College of Physicians Ireland in respect of Basic Specialist Training in Medicine
    • Official confirmation of examination results for Basic Specialist Training to include (Part I & Part II - Written & Clinical) 

  • Applicants must have successfully completed Basic Specialist Training in Paediatrics with the Royal College of Physician Ireland (RCPI) and completed all appropriate assessments (MRCPI Examinations Part I & Part II - Written & Clinical), by commencement of GP training.

    Required supporting documentation

    • Certificate of Satisfactory Completion from the Royal College of Physicians Ireland in respect of Basic Specialist Training in Paediatrics 
    • Official confirmation of examination results for Basic Specialist Training to include (Part I & Part II - Written & Clinical)

  • The applicant should have successfully completed Core Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine with the Royal College of Surgeons and completed all appropriate assessments (MRCEM Primary, MRCEM Intermediate SBA and MRCEM OSCE), by commencement of GP training.

    Required supporting documentation

    • Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Core Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine (CSTEM)
    • Official confirmation of MRCEM Primary, MRCEM Intermediate SBA and MRCEM OSCE

View video of Dr Chris McDermott discussing RPL

Please note

RPL application does not automatically confer eligibility for a right to either RPL or a place on a GP Training Programme nor will it have an effect on your scheme preference. RPL offers will be made on the basis of training schemes, ability to accommodate RPL and candidate rank. Please note that all RPL decisions are final and are not open to appeal.

The Irish College of GPs can facilitate an adaptation period (RPL Catch-Up Course) and increased minimum attendance at day release to compensate for day release content missed by the candidate. Engagement with this adaptation is mandatory for RPL trainees.

The Irish College of GPs reserves the right to revert back to the applicant should further information be required.

If you have a query in relation to RPL, please Contact Us.