A Student is classified as a person, under the age of 35, studying at university in order to get a degree in a medical field and is not authorised to prescribe or dispense prescription medicines/drugs.
Students are not considered as Healthcare Professionals under the current guidelines and will be automatically classified as Non-Healthcare Professional.
The application has to be accompanied by a copy of the passport as well as by a valid Proof of Status meeting all of the below requirements:
- It must be issued in English;
- It must be issued on official hospital or university letterhead;
- The date of issue must not be older than 6 months from the date of registration;
- It must clearly state your position within the institution, practice, etc.
- It must display the applicant’s full name and date of birth;
- It must be signed by hand (no electronic signature) by the head of department (hospital or academic institution) confirming the status of the applicant;
- It must include the following details about the head of department: full name, department, email address and telephone number;
- It must be accompanied by a copy of the passport of the applicant (please, make sure the document is understandable to international readers).
Please, also take into consideration the following about Proof of Status:
- The Registration Team must review and approve it;
- The review process may take more than 10 working days: please allow sufficient time for this procedure before the deadline. Only rejected Proof of Status will be notified by email;
- Incomplete applications are not considered;
- To finalise a registration, both the Proof of Status and payment have to be received before the relevant deadline.
Registrations through the online system must be finalised no later than Wednesday, 15 September 2021.