PRE-REGISTRATION EXAMINATION SYSTEM (PRES)
What is PRES?
All applicants for Registration will be required to undergo a Level 1 assessment and verification of their documentation (which may include the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) if applicable). Eligible medical practitioners will then be either required to sit or be exempted from Levels 2 and 3 known as the Pre-Registration Examination System (PRES).
The Pre-Registration Examination System (PRES) consists of two parts. Level 2 is a written examination and is currently in the form of a Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) examination. Level 3 is a clinical examination and is currently in the form of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
Candidates applying for Trainee Specialist Registration are required to pass Levels 2 and 3 (unless exempt if they meet the eligibility criteria for categories 1, 2 or 3 under Registration Rules C.2.(i) and/or E.2.(i); and/or meet the exemption criteria under paragraph 5.1 or 5.2 of the Medical Council Rules Specifying Pre-Registration Exams and Exemptions). Candidates applying for General Registration are required to pass Levels 2, 3 and 4 (Applicants for General Registration must first pass or be exempt from Levels 2 and 3 of the PRES see details above). Further details about Levels 2 and 3 are found under the relevant sections of the handbook which can be downloaded below;
PRES Handbook.pdf
Additional Information
If you have any queries in relation to the PRES or the Level 3 Clinical Examination please the Education and Training Section at.
Education and Training Section
Medical Council
Kingram House
Kingram Place
Dublin 2
Ireland
Email: pres@mcirl.ie
Phone: +353-1-4983138
Fax: +353-1-4983155