Subject: Fwd: QUERY - Length of basic medical qualification in Egypt
From: "Liina Saar" <[email-masked]>
To: "TA Info" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:40:14 +0200

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Saatja: Nicola While <[email-masked]>
Kuupäev: 8. jaan 2026 16:37
Teema: QUERY - Length of basic medical qualification in Egypt
Saaja: GMC European Team <[email-masked]>
Koopia:

Dear European colleagues

We have recently learned that, since the 2018/19 academic year, medical
education has been standardised throughout Egypt. It now comprises a total
of five years and 4,315 hours as standard.

Obviously, this no longer meets the requirements of the minimum acceptable
period in the directive on the mutual recognition of professional
qualifications.

Please can you advise:

*	Whether you are aware of this change?
*	Whether you continue to accept the basic medical qualification
awarded in Egypt and if so, on what basis?

Please can you copy responses to [email-masked]
<mailto:[email-masked]>

Thank you very much for any information you can share on this.

Best wishes

Nicola

Nicola While

Strategic Engagement Manager

General Medical Council

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Telephone: +44 7825 144632

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anesthesia (AA), y rhai y maent yn gofalu amdanynt a rhanddeiliaid eraill
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