S.I. No. 287/2003 - Rules Made Pursuant To The Provisions of Section 25 (A) of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978, As Inserted by The Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2002 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.
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(2)(d) of the Act. Dublin Published by the Stationery Office Comhairle na nDochtuiri Leighis The Medical Council Rules of General Application pursuant to the provisions of Section 25 (A) of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 , as inserted by the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2002 . 1. These Rules are made pursuant to the provisions of section 25 (A) of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 , as inserted by the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2002 for the purpose of specifying the prescribed period, the prescribed courses of training, the prescribed experience, the prescribed exemptions and the prescribed examinations referred to in section 27
(2)(d) of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 .
- An applicant wishing to apply for registration under section 27 shall complete and return the application form with the documentation specified by the Medical Council and shall subject to compliance with the requirements of these Rules and the requirements of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 , and the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2002 be entitled to be registered.
- Period during which Temporary Registration is held by an Applicant An applicant shall satisfy the Medical Council that he/she has been temporarily registered in the General Register of Medical Practitioners for a cumulative total of not less than 24 months during the prescribed period, that is the period since 1st July
- Prescribed Courses of Training and Prescribed Experience Prescribed Courses of Training 4.1 An applicant shall satisfy the Medical Council that he/she has successfully undergone the full course of training for one of the following: Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Faculty of Anaesthetists. Fellow College of Anaesthetists, RCSI. Member Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Member Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Faculty of Occupational Medicine. Member Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Associate Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Member Irish College of General Practitioners. Member Royal College of Psychiatrists. Member Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecologists. 4.2 The Medical Council may determine whether the course of training upon which an applicant relies, other than those listed in Rule 4.1, is equivalent to any one of the courses of training listed in Rule 4.
- Prescribed Experience 4.3 An applicant shall satisfy the Medical Council that he/she has obtained a certificate of completion of general professional training awarded by a training body recognised by the Medical Council having been employed in the practice of medicine in one or more of the following specialties recognised by the Medical Council: Anaesthesia Emergency Medicine General Practice Medicine: Cardiology Clinical Genetics Clinical Neurophysiology Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Dermatology Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus Gastroenterology General (Internal) Medicine Genito-Urinary Medicine Geriatric Medicine Infectious Diseases Medical Oncology Nephrology Neurology Palliative Medicine Respiratory Medicine Rehabilitation Medicine Rheumatology Tropical Medicine Obstetrics & Gynaecology Occupational Medicine Ophthalmology Pathology: Chemical Pathology Haematology (Clinical & Laboratory) Histopathology Immunology (Clinical & Laboratory) Microbiology Paediatrics Psychiatry: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Psychiatry Psychiatry of Learning Disability Psychiatry of Old Age Public Health Medicine Radiology: Radiology Radiation Oncology Surgery: Cardiothoracic Surgery General Surgery Neurosurgery Ophthalmic Surgery Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery Otolaryngology Paediatric Surgery Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Urology
- Applicants granted initial Temporary Registration Prior to 1st January 1998 An applicant for registration under these rules, whose initial period of temporary registration began before 1st January, 1998, and who satisfies the requirements specified in Rule 4.1 or 4.2 or 4.3, is not required to pass the Temporary Registration Assessment Scheme (otherwise known as TRAS).
- Prescribed Exemptions and Prescribed Examinations Prescribed Exemptions 6.1 An applicant for registration under these Rules who was granted an initial period of temporary registration on or after 1st January 1998 and who satisfies the requirements specified in Rule 3 and who also satisfies the requirements in Rule 4.1 or 4.2 or 4.3 and who has passed a licensing examination accepted by the Medical Council for the purpose of exemption from the TRAS or who possesses a primary qualification in medicine awarded by a university in a Member State of the European Union or one of the postgraduate qualifications listed hereunder shall be exempted from the examination prescribed in Rule 6.4: FFA RCSI Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Faculty of Anaesthetists. FCA RCSI Fellow College of Anaesthetists, RCSI. MFPHMI Member Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Faculty of Public Health Medicine. MFOM RCPI Member Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Faculty of Occupational Medicine. FFR RCSI Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Faculty of Radiologists. MRCPI Member Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. AFRCSI Associate Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. FRCSI Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. MFPath Member Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Faculty of Pathology. MICGP Member Irish College of General Practitioners. MRCPsych Member Royal College of Psychiatrists. MRCOG Member Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 6.2 The Medical Council may determine whether the professional qualification upon which an applicant relies, other than those listed in Rule 6.1, is equivalent to any one of the professional qualifications listed in Rule 6.
- 6.3 An applicant for registration under these Rules who was granted an initial period of temporary registration on or after 1st January 1998 and who satisfies the requirements in Rule 3 and who also satisfies the requirements in Rule 4.1 or 4.2 or 4.3 and who has passed the Temporary Registration Assessment Scheme (TRAS), shall be exempted from the examination prescribed in Rule 6.
- Prescribed Examinations 6.4 The prescribed examination is the Temporary Registration Assessment Scheme (otherwise known as TRAS). Rules agreed by the Medical Council at its meeting on 30th May 2003 and approved by the Minister for Health and Children on ______________. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais