Ireland Pathway

House Job Requirements

• Total duration: 12 consecutive months.

• Mandatory rotations: At least 3 months each in General Medicine and General Surgery.

• Additional rotations: 2-4 months, may include:

  • Emergency Medicine

  • General Practice

  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology

  • Paediatrics

  • Psychiatry

  • Anaesthesia (including perioperative medicine)

  • Radiology.

PMDC Experience Certificate Requirement

• Avoid mentioning 'medicine and allied' or 'surgery and allied' to prevent IMC rejection.

Steps

1. Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC) Verification

2. OET/IELTS (Grade B in each section or Band 6.5 in each, with an overall 7)

3. Irish Medical Council (IMC) Registration

4. Job Application

Duration

• Approximately 12 months with dedicated effort.

Registration: Establish EPIC Account

Instructions: Special Instructions for Irish Medical Council

Required documents

• MBBS Degree

• Housejob Experience Certificate (issued by PMDC).

Website: Irish Medical Council

Create Account: Online Doctors Portal

• Accurately complete all sections, including work experience and any career gaps.

• Submit the completed application and wait to receive the Gen form.

• Upon receiving the Gen form, fill it out and return it.

• License activation typically occurs within 6-8 weeks.

Required Documents

• House Job Experience Certificate from PMDC

• MBBS Degree

• Certificate of Good Standing from PMDC

• IELTS/OET

• Passport

Timeline

• First-Time Assessment (IMC will start assessing your application after 32 weeks)

• After Assessment Genform (This can take up to 10-12 weeks)

• Final Registration Payment (After you pay the fee it could take 12 weeks to get your registration active)

Reference

• Tips and Tricks For Registration Process / Genform - IMGs In Ireland

• IMC Registration - Magic with Action

Strengthen CV: Enhance your CV with research and MRCEM membership exams.

Application Platforms

• HSE

• Rezoomo

Interview Process

• Panel Composition: Typically includes 1-2 consultants and an HR representative.

• Format: Begins with queries on CV, experience, and general information about the candidate, followed by a clinical scenario and possibly an ethical scenario for registrar positions. Candidates are given time to ask questions at the end.

• Advice: Ensure patient safety and involve a senior early in clinical scenarios to demonstrate safe practice.

• Structure: Divided into resuscitation, major, and minor areas, with consultant-led operations during the day and registrar leadership at night.

• Staffing: Includes advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) and emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) for varying levels of care.

• Referrals: Patient referrals to tertiary hospitals for specialized treatments are common due to the varied capabilities of hospitals.

• Overview: Ireland, known for its modest size, features Dublin as its capital and largest city, with other major cities being Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford, while smaller locales are classified as towns.

• Family Relocation: Doctors are permitted to bring their families from the beginning.

• Housing: Searching for rental properties is commonly done via Daft, noting higher rents in cities compared to towns.

• Transportation: Pakistani driving licenses are valid for a year post-entry; renting cars is straightforward, with Enterprise being a popular option. Acquiring an Irish driving license is recommended for purchasing and insuring a personal vehicle.

• Dining: Halal dining options are readily available in all towns, though more extensively in larger cities.

Pros

• Financial stability

• High safety and security

• Abundant learning opportunities

• Welcoming and friendly nation

• Relatively straightforward path to citizenship; the Irish passport is highly powerful globally.

Cons

• Limited training posts

• Predominantly non-Islamic country

• Smaller South Asian community

• IMGs In Ireland

• Magic with Action

• Sumera Mahar
  maharsumera@gmail.com  
  ED Registrar, University Hospital Limerick, Ireland 

• Noman Masood
  nomanmasood87@gmail.com
  MBBS, MRCEM, Specialty Trainee, Emergency Medicine, United Kingdom

• Moeed Ahmed
  drmoeedahmed@gmail.com
  Chief Registrar, Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom