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07 October 2021
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What is a Certificate of Experience (COE)?

The Certificate of Experience (COE) is a document which confirms that a doctor has successfully completed their internship to the standards set by the Medical Council.

In order to be eligible for a Certificate of Experience you need to have completed your internship and the Medical Council need to have received final sign-off from your intern network coordinator.

Doctors who are due to complete their internship in July 2016 will be able to request a certificate of experience through their Medical Council online account from the 13th of June 2016.

Doctors who completed their internships prior to 2016 can request a certificate of experience application form by emailing coe@mcirl.ie

Please note that prior to 2011 Certificates of experience were issued by the universities. Applicants who completed their internships prior to 2011 can request a letter from the Medical Council confirming that their certificate of experience was accepted for the purposes of registration. Alternatively, the original certificate can be requested from the university where you graduated.