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The Medical Council is the competent authority for the registration of Doctors and Dentists in Malta. It is not the competent authority for employment matters.

Please find a brief outline of the procedures:

1) First one must be granted registration as a MD. An application form and a set of explanatory notes may be provided upon request. Authenticated copies may be scanned and sent by email or by mail. Having a duly filled application form and all the documents listed, the Medical Council will discuss the case and inform the applicant accordingly;

2) After registering with the Medical Council, if one is a specialist, one must then apply with the Specialist Accreditation Committee (SAC). An email is to be sent to the Registrar SAC;

3) For employment within the Public Service, one may visit: www.sahha.gov.mt.

Usually practitioners whose primary qualification is not from an EU-Country are usually asked to sit for an examination. These are the conditions:

The exam is usually held during the last week of March and September. It consists of an interview (oral) in the following subjects:

1. Family Medicine 2. Public Health 3. Medicine 4. Paediatrics 5. Obs and Gynae 6. Surgery 7. General Pathology 8. Psychiatry

One must produce a copy of the first degree in medicine and a good standing certificate from the competent authority where a Medical Practitioner is registered. Price for the exam is €1,170.

It is recommended that one studies the 5^th year syllabus which may be found on the University Of Malta’s Medical School website; kindly click here. Please find all the modules which are covered by M.D. III, IV and V Year students during the Clinical Years.

The Medical Council abides by the: Health Care Professions Act 2003 Chap 464 found in the Laws of Malta and by the EU Directive 2005/36.

For further information, kindly contact: medicalcouncil.mhec@gov.mt and should you require anything whatsoever, kindly contact 77 Great Estates on (00356) 2125 2455; (00356) 9944 7444; skype: info.77greatestates or info@77GreatEstates.com.