Professional Competence FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions have been categorised into the sections below:

1. Enrolling in a professional competence scheme
2. Professional competence requirements
3. Monitoring and audit
4. Doctors practising outside the State
5. Doctors with flexible and diverse working arrangements
6. Retired doctors who continue the practice of medicine on an ad-hoc basis
7. Doctors without day-to-day contact with patients

If you have any general queries which are not addressed on the Medical Council website, kindly contact your Professional Competence Scheme in the first instance. Alternatively, our staff in the Professional Competence Section will be happy to assist at +353 1 498 3100/pc@mcirl.ie.