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the portfolio pathway (cesr)

the senior route to uk specialist/gp registration outside a uk training programme: curriculum-mapped evidence, assessor logic, and how to build an 800–1000 page portfolio that lands.

The Bottom Line

  • “CESR/CEGPR” is now framed as the “Portfolio Pathway” — it’s still evidence-based equivalence to the UK CCT curriculum, assessed against specialty guidance.
  • Expect a large, structured bundle: 800–1000 pages of mapped evidence is common; organisation and indexing often matter as much as raw volume.
  • The winning move is an evidence factory: a single master index, tight mapping to Specialty Specific Guidance (SSG), and relentless “missing-evidence” closure.

What it actually is (in one line)

You are proving — on documents alone — that you already function at the level of a UK-trained specialist/GP, by mapping your entire practice to the CCT curriculum using the GMC’s Specialty Specific Guidance (SSG).

The most expensive mistake: “uncurated dumping”

Uploading too much irrelevant evidence can be as damaging as uploading too little. Your evidence should read like a structured argument: each item exists to prove a specific curriculum requirement — nothing more.