Get recognised as a medical or dental specialist or subspecialist (KMPDC)
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Fill KMPDC's Form VI A and attach your practice licence, certified postgraduate certificates and proof of 2 years' supervised practice, plus letters from 2 specialist referees. Your specialty must be on KMPDC's List of Recognised Specialties and Subspecialties.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- At KMPDC's Professional Assessment Department, KMPDC offices, Woodlands Road, Hurlingham, Nairobi. Form VI A is on the KMPDC Downloads page.
What you need
- Form VI A (Application for Recognition of Specialist/Sub-Specialty), filled and signed
- A recent coloured passport-size photo
- A copy of your current practice licence
- Certified copies of your postgraduate qualification and official transcripts
- Proof you completed the supervised practice period at a recognised facility
- Recommendation letters from 2 professional referees
Steps
- Check that your specialty or subspecialty is on KMPDC's List of Recognised Specialties and Subspecialties.
- Download, fill and sign Form VI A, and attach the documents listed.
- Ask 2 referees to fill and sign KMPDC's Specialist Referee Request Form.
- Pay the non-refundable application fee and hand in your documents and proof of payment to KMPDC's Professional Assessment Department.
- If approved, collect your Certificate of Recognition in person. KMPDC will tell you how to update your annual practice licence.
Watch out
- Bring your original certificate and transcripts. KMPDC must see them when it accepts your application.
- Your referees must be recognised specialists or subspecialists in the same field as you.
- Foreign citizens must first pass KMPDC's specialist assessment exam (peer review).
Who can apply
- Registered and licensed doctors or dentists who finished a recognised specialty training programme (at least 3 years, or as set in the List).
- You must also have worked under a recognised specialist in the field for at least 2 years.
- Subspecialists must already be recognised and licensed as specialists.
Official sources (4)
- Specialties/Specialist Recognition kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- KMPDC Guidelines on the Recognised Specialties and Subspecialties (revised 2024) kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Form VI A: Application for recognition of specialist/sub-specialty kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Specialist Referee Request Form kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026