Postgraduate Medical Education

The Medical Councils major responsibilities are:

  • To approve postgraduate programmes
  • To approve postgraduate bodies. Click here for recognised specialist training bodies
  • Recognition of specialties. Click here for a list of recognised specialties
  • To publish standards and guidelines on specialist medical education and trainining.
  • To inspect clinical training sites
  • To provide careers information
  • To provide recognition of posts for the purposes of the PMETB