What our Faculties and Institutes do

Our Faculties and Institutes play a vital role in supporting and training doctors and influencing the future direction of the medical profession. They achieve this by:

• Developing and delivering postgraduate specialist training in Ireland at Basic and Higher Specialist Training level
• Providing educational conferences and programmes for doctors in their specialties
• Setting and maintaining standards for their Membership and Licentiateship examinations
• Advising government, statutory bodies and other expert groups on matters relating to their specialties
• Helping maintain professional standards for doctors who are taking part in Professional Competence on the General or Specialist Division of the Medical Council Register
• Acting as a vital source of information for people practicing in their specialties
• Representing their members’ interests at a national and international level on professional, legislative and regulatory matters