New Medical Council Training Survey now open

• Formerly known as Your Training Counts, the redeveloped Medical Council Training Survey has undergone extensive review, including consultation with intern and trainee representatives
• ‘Your Training, Your Voice’ findings will inform improvements to clinical training sites across Ireland and to intern and postgraduate training

Wednesday 8th April 2026: The Medical Council is today inviting interns and trainees to complete the Medical Council Training Survey, which officially opens today.

The survey is open to all interns and Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) on a formal, Medical Council approved training scheme – that is, doctors who are on the internship and trainee specialist divisions of the register.

The survey covers key aspects of intern and postgraduate medical education, including how clinical training sites support education and training, professional development, and wellbeing. The initiative is led by members of the Medical Council’s Education & Training team and supported by colleagues across Council, who have been redeveloping the survey over the past couple of years. It will be open for a period of four weeks, until Wednesday 6 May.

All responses are anonymous. No personal data is requested and reports produced by the Medical Council will present findings at group level only and will not identify individual respondents.

Speaking today, Dr Maria O’Kane, CEO, Medical Council addressed interns and trainees: “The survey tagline is ‘Your Training, Your Voice’ because we want to hear directly from interns and trainees about their experiences on the ground.

“This survey is your opportunity to shape how clinical training in Ireland develops, and strong participation makes that possible. I’d strongly encourage you all to complete it. In doing so, you will be contributing directly to future improvements in safer clinical environments for yourselves and for patients.

“Hearing from interns and trainees will also help the Medical Council to highlight areas of good practice in medical education and training; and share learnings among key stakeholders such as sites, intern training networks and postgraduate training bodies”, Dr O’Kane concluded.

The survey can be accessed here.