How to fill out the CREST form - Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST) 2024

How to fill out the CREST form.
Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST) 2024
I have made this video to explain the common problems that IMGs have faced in filling out the CREST form. Please read the guidelines and the form before getting it filled out and avoid common mistakes. Otherwise, the forms may be rejected and they will ask you to re-submit which will waste time and cause stress.
A new CREST 2024 form has been uploaded on the recruitment website and it is the only version which will be valid for the Aug 2024 training recruitment round.
CREST is required for CT1/ST1 level training for all the specialities and shows your competency at the level of a foundation year 2 doctor.
Important update for GP applicants:
There will be no extended deadline to submit the CREST for the GP applicants. This is explained in the link below.
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Not just GP, all specialities need to submit the form with the application and no extension will be given according to this website
Applications window for round 1 Aug 2024
26th October 2023 - 23rd November 2023
The good news about CREST:
- CREST 2024 is much simpler
- CREST can be signed by a consultant who is working outside the UK but fulfils the criteria of working with you for 3 months in the last 3.5 years.
Common mistakes IMGs make:
- Not filling all the sections on the form.
- Forms are not signed properly on every page by the consultant.
- All competencies are not ticked properly.
- Not using the hospital stamp on the form or submitting a complimentary slip.
- Not checking if their UK consultant is on the GMC specialist register
- Not submitting the registration document of a consultant if they are submitting the form using their home country certificate
More information about CREST:
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[@Cottoncandy2510]

Is Date of completion the date on which CREST has been signed? Or completion of the post?

[@dr.anusree8874]

This was a very good video sir . Thank you. Can you please make a similar video covering the same details and requirements for alternate competency form for people targeting ST5 position? It will be really helpful sir.

[@liliamegherbi5987]

Dr Raja many thanks for this informative video. I have a question about the consultant filling the form from back home if they have changed the hospital and moved somewhere else, which hospital stamp should they put in the form ? The hospital where we worked together or their current hospital ? Thanks a lot ❤

[@fancyytteokbokki2454]

Can i get it signed from a consultant under which i have done my housejob ?

[@IMGsofNHS]

yes

[@shuhaabshah131]

Every detail covered. Wonderful

[@aujayeblakshmee6157]

Will the CREST FORM 2024 be used for the october-november application?

[@MK-kt6zm]

I got my crest form but it is from July 1 to Sept 24 (day it was signed). Would it be rejected because it is not exactly 3 months??

[@asuezeigwe9381]

Was it accepted?

[@sramanapalit2836]

Hello sir, I have a query regarding this Can I fill up the crest form while waiting for my gmc registration number The 2nd row that mentions "Applicant GMC No." Is It the gmc reference number that we received at the beginning of plab journey Or the gmc registration number that we get at the end of plab 2 Kindly please help me out regarding this

[@akinyieakinyi3728]

Thank you for the useful compilation.What is the date of completion if the post used for evidence is still on going??

[@IMGsofNHS]

The date of completion of the form is the day the form is signed. if you are asking for the end date of the job, you can put the date when you are expected to start training.

[@muhsinaniba5549]

Hello sir, I have done my post in Jan 2023. And the consultant I have worked with then is signing my crest form. So can I mention the date of completion when he is signing it that is in 2024 or when my post was finished in 2023. Could you please help me with this query

[@BeachHouse7]

Very informative, sir can you please recommend any material to prepare for paper A

[@bb98998]

ive 11 months surgical residency in my home country , can i apply for training thr this rout?

[@reagoldsmith4657]

Thankyou so much for making such informative videos!

[@helheimpanda]

Is professor and hod of department from India considered consultant equivalent?

[@AJ-hf3lv]

Do we need to provide evidence for quality improvement and teaching from home country?

[@gunasekharmoorthykollipara1425]

Thank you so much sir! Much needed 🤗

[@ShipeeSunda]

sir i am working as PGY1 psychiatry in INDIA, looking to apply for CT TRAINING IN UK . I have passe dplab1,2,oet and got gmc registration. Can i get crest signed from my PG professors in india? I have 1 year psychiatry experience after internship.

[@IMGsofNHS]

yes then can sign CREST

[@jannatulferdous6000]

Very much informative, Thanks. If anyone working as a Bank Locum in a same trust same speciality for 10 months continuously (weekly hours are variable) then is it countable to sign it off. The Consultant agreed to sign it off. Please advice.

[@DrWarda-e3b]

What if i dont have a gmc number

[@ojaswipokhrel232]

Hello dr can we complete the crest form if i have only done fy2 for 11 months back home?

[@srihansini5169]

Does the previous competence evidence should also be within 3.5 years ??

[@richasemwal9621]

How do we define a consultant? In india we have post like Professors, associate proffesor, assiant prof in medical college and in tertiary care hospital we just have specialist doctor working under no such named post.

[@IMGsofNHS]

A Consultant is a senior doctor working with post grad qualifications working independently as an expert.

[@yearb0197]

In the beginning of the form it asks for the Applicant GMC Number ..... Is it the registration number that we get after passing both the PLAB exams or the GMC reference number that we get on creating an account on the GMC website?

[@ghaithkalamn7947]

Does the principal applicant need to be registered in the regulatory body of their home country besides the consultant?

[@IMGsofNHS]

How else would you work under them for 3 months without registration? For the time you are filling out the form, you would need registration.

[@chukwumaclive3550]

Thanks Sir.. If my Consultant personally withess all the competencies stated, what will be filled in page 5 as there may be no need for it.

[@IMGsofNHS]

You can leave that empty in that case

[@sundasmahmood466]

What is the completion date? Is it the date of completion of form or date of completion of the particular period under consultant.

[@IMGsofNHS]

The date form is filled

[@fofoalaa7647]

Is the signature of the consultant is enough? Or it needs the signature & stamp both ?!

[@chhoanrahman6364]

Hi I have 7 months post internship experience with GMC registration. Am I eligible to sign the crest form now? Or do I need to check dean's declaration form of 2024? As in the crest form it was mentioned to get involved in clinical practice at least 12 months post internship. Please enlighten me with ur kind advice.

[@amnasalman7881]

hi. i am trying yo get my CREST form signed by consultant back home in pakistan. i left that job 6 months ago. i am due to start in the NHS in two weeks, but dont want to wait for a UK consultant to sign as itll make me miss this application round. Should i include the uk job in experience too even though i havent started yet?

[@IMGsofNHS]

Follow the instructions on the form, if you are getting it signed from Pakatan, write that on the form

[@medicinekeysformrcps5025]

Can a specialist outside the UK sign my CREST form? Thanks

[@panaceaworld]

Hello.. it was really an informative video. I am an IMG planning to appear in 2nd round of MSRA exam in September with no UK experience. I worked with a consultant here for more than 1 year within last 3 years. Unfortunately he went to another hospital for his work. He is happy to sign the CREST form for me. Can you plz guide me which hospital's stamp should he use at the last of the form as I am still working in the same hospital that I did before. Thank you in advance

[@rukaiyapatel3859]

Hello.. can you let me know the sign which your consultant put?

[@panaceaworld]

I have not used the stamp yet. I am confused which stamp should I use as my consultant changed his job and he is now in another hospital but I am still working here

[@AyeshaRaja-f5p]

very useful Thank you so much.

[@odyssey7415]

I ve 6months working experience in obs&gyne...and i just passed mrcog part 1??can i apply for training through this route??

[@IMGsofNHS]

Yes

[@odyssey7415]

Thanks a lot

[@basantgyawali131]

What to do if applicant is himself a consultant and the only consultant in the department,? Can i get it signed it with another department consultant colleague?

[@IMGsofNHS]

Should be fine but why would a consultant be applying for year 1 training. That's something you have to consider

[@govindakumar100]

You are really humble. God bless you

[@melancholymedicine6905]

Sir I was told that you should put institutional email of your professor. Like .edu which my university doesn't have. Also who can sign this from home country ? 1) Senior resident 2) Assistant professor 3) Head of department And do they need to belong to any specific department?

[@IMGsofNHS]

Only a consultant-level person can sign the form. The official email address of the institution is not essential.

[@drvamshiyadav371]

Hello, hope you are well. Really love your content sir. I have few doubts regarding the end date of my current post as I have to enter this in the training application as well as CREST form. It mentioned in the application, to write the end date as the day before the training commences, but when I try to look for the training commencement date, it is not confirmed yet. 1) What would be wise to put in the application as the end date of my current post? 2) Should I do the same in my CREST form if I'm getting it signed in my current post? (or shall I just put UP TO DATE?) 3) Does the duration after the application closing time count towards the mandatory one year experience after FY1 to apply for training post? (Eligibility criteria) I would be grateful if you could kindly answer my doubts. Thank you so much.

[@IMGsofNHS]

Training jobs start from the first wednesday of the Aug you can put the end date of the current post if your contract is ending on a particular date. 24 months rule is explained on the person specification of the training jobs

[@drvamshiyadav371]

@@IMGsofNHS Thank you so much

[@shuhaabshah131]

❤❤

[@ikechukwuclifford9496]

This is wonderful Dr Raja

[@shamalkhan9460]

Thank you sir for making it simple

[@saharafsheen6964]

very useful video like always

[@purvakeswani8782]

is this supposed to be filled on computer or hand written filled and then scanned and attached to oriel application ??

[@IMGsofNHS]

Both computer and by hand are fine. Needs to be uploaded to the application

[@farhanahmed9308]

Sir i work in er and wants to enter st in emergency medicine but in my hospital we dont have er consultant can i take from anasthesia consultant or we need er consultant only?

[@Doc_Naino]

Thank you Dr Adnan for such an informative and detailed video on this topic. I have a question. I have worked with a consultant in Pakistan and he is qualified from the USA. He later moved to the USA again and is currently working there. So in the Employer section, I will mention Pakistan’s hospital address where I worked under his supervision but in correspondence, he will mention the current USA address and email. Further, he will attach USA specialists’ register evidence. How do you see all this? Will that be accepted? Any suggestion?

[@IMGsofNHS]

You can try doing that with an explanation. I can't say for sure if this will be accepted

[@Doc_Naino]

Thank you for your kind response Dr Adnan@@IMGsofNHS

[@SensitiveHuman]

Its been 6 months I have already started to work in the UK. Still can I get the CREST form signed from India?

[@IMGsofNHS]

yes

[@DrUK93]

Me too

[@alkac4839]

If you have a signed crest 2021, do you still need crest 2024 completed to apply for training in future ?

[@IMGsofNHS]

Old CREST is invalid now

[@ceciliai.ogwude2845]

​@@IMGsofNHSthank you. But what if it was the 2024 form signed but you've already written MSRA and need to retake? Do we need to redo the signing of the form?

[@chincherri]

Hlo dr...do they require the stamp of their current hospital or the stamp of the hospital where they surpvised me as in the case where the consultant now works in a new hospital

[@IMGsofNHS]

New hospital stamp should work

[@piyushkukadiya425]

do we need to fill this for with pen of can we edit in word?

[@shanellapercel7267]

I have the same question

[@akpevweakinyemi]

Can someone already in training abroad apply to training through MSRA in the Uk?

[@IMGsofNHS]

@@akpevweakinyemi yes they can

[@billz802]

Respected Sir My gen med housejob consultant has this stamp Akbar Malik Mbbs Fcps Assistant professor Sharif medical college is this okay if not please guide me what else is required

[@AbhinavMeelu]

Sir what about post Mrcp

[@IMGsofNHS]

Post MRCP, you can aim for ST training

[@ccc3095]

If we post Full MRCP, do we need a CREST form, or is there a different form for ST3? @@IMGsofNHS

[@Ayesha-vx3eg]

I am applying in this oct for st1 post of pathology..should i get 2024 version signed? Please reply

[@IMGsofNHS]

yes