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The General Medical Council (GMC) is a public body that maintains the official register of medical practitioners within the United Kingdom.Its chief responsibility is to "protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public" by controlling entry to the register, and suspending or removing members when necessary.
Website. www.rcpi.ie. The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI), (Irish: Coláiste Ríoga Lianna na hÉireann) is an Irish professional body dedicated to improving the practice of general medicine and related medical specialities, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination.
The council was established by the Medical Practitioners Act 1978 [2] and commenced operation in April 1979. [3] It replaced an earlier body, the Medical Registration Council, which had been established under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 1927, [4] and which took over certain functions from the General Medical Council (the medical regulator for the United Kingdom).
On March 30, 2021, the RCPI announced that the General Medical Council (GMC) of the United Kingdom has recognized five qualifications (including the MRCPI in general internal medicine awarded after January 1, 2007) issued by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on their list of acceptable postgraduate qualifications for the purposes of ...
3. Dame Caroline Jan MacEwen DBE FRCS FRCPE FRCGP, known as Carrie MacEwen, is a British ophthalmology consultant who has served as the chair of the General Medical Council (GMC) since May 2022. She was previously acting chair of the GMC between August 2021 and May 2022, the chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges between 2017 and 2020 ...
The British Medical Association (BMA) is a registered trade union [1][2][3] and professional body [4][5] for doctors in the United Kingdom. It does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The BMA has a range of representative and scientific committees and is recognised by National Health ...
In 2013 the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin launched a legal challenge to the regulator, the General Medical Council, and the college alleging that the clinical skills assessment component of the Membership exam was discriminatory and seeking a judicial review of the way the RCGP conducted the test, because there is a ...
Medical Act 1983. An Act to consolidate the Medical Acts 1956 to 1978 and certain related provisions, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. The Medical Act 1983 (c. 54) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which governs the regulation and credentials of the medical ...