Registration with the Medical Board of Trinidad & Tobago is contingent on the applicant's fulfillment of the necessary requirements. All applicants must possess a medical degree from an established Medical Educational Institution. Please refer to the list of Traditional Universities recognised by MBTT. The deadline for applicants for all types of registration is 3:00pm the Friday before the next scheduled Regular Monthly Meeting.

Please note that the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) is not a recognised medical degree

All international applicants must pay a non-refundable processing fee of $100.0 USD or $630.00 TTD. Nationals of Trinidad & Tobago and graduates of the University of the West Indies are exempt from this payment.

Overview on the Types of Registration

All categories of Registration have been ammended effective August 11th 2005.

As per the decision taken by Council on the 11th August 2005, all classes of registration will be subject to the implementation of the IELTS exam

The IELTS or International English Language Testing System, is now a Registration requirement if

• the applicant's native tongue IS NOT ENGLISH

AND

• the medium of instruction at the University, where the applicant has earned the medical degree, IS NOT IN ENGLISH

The IELTS criteria is applicable across all classes of Registration

Registration	Brief Outline
Provisional Registration Provisional Registration Chart	available to graduates of recognised medical universities/colleges who wish to pursue internship. Note requirements vary based on the educational institution that the medical degree was obtained.	List of Requirements Application Form
Temporary Registration Temporary Registration Chart	available to graduates of recognised medical universities who have completed internship but are not eligible for Full registration. Sub-categories include Temporary Academic, Temporary Conditional and Special Temporary Registration	List of Requirements Application Form
Full Registration Full Registration Chart	available to graduates of recognised medical insitutions and U.S. or U.K. specialists. Fully registered Members of GMC or the Irish Medical Board are eligible to apply for this category. Doctors with Full Registration with MBTT can register post-graduate qualifications	List of Requirements Application Form

Upon registration (with the exception of Special Temporary Registration) all doctors are presented with a copy of MBTT's Code of Ethics.

Medical Practitioners with Full Registration can practice medicine privately and in public health institutions. Such doctors are considered members of the Board and therefore eligible to campaign for a position on the Council, as well as register Specialist and Additional Diploma qualifications