The Medical Council has changed Professional Competence requirements for the 2020-2021 year. You can read the full announcement from the Medical Council here (PDF)
The Medical Council has stated that for the 2020-2021 Professional Competence year, the following will apply:
The requirements outlined above will be kept under review in light of a protracted pandemic and the Medical Council will keep the COVID-19 section of their website updated with the latest information
The remaining credits can be made up of any combination of these four categories.
You must record your CPD and Clinical (Practice) Audit activities and keep documentary evidence that you have taken part in these activities. Doctors on our Professional Competence Schemes record their activities in the ePortfolio for Professional Competence, which is like an online logbook.
Each year we issue you an Annual Statement of Participation, which lists a summary of the CPD and Clinical (Practice) Audit claims that you entered in your ePortfolio.
The Medical Council may ask you for evidence of participation in a Professional Competence Scheme. It will accept your Annual Statement of Participation as appropriate evidence.
Minimum requirement for Professional Competence: 20 credits per year
You can claim CPD credit in this category for attending:
Read more about Verification of Internal Events.
If you are in independent practice or do not work in a clinical environment, find out more about CPD for Doctors in Non-Clinical Practice.
Visit: CPD Explained
Minimum requirement for Professional Competence: 5 credits per year
You can claim CPD credit in this category for:
You don’t need to collect evidence that you have taken part in personal learning activities.
Visit: CPD Explained
Minimum requirement for Professional Competence: This is desirable, not mandatory. You should aim to gather at least two credits per year
You can claim credits for:
You need evidence of participation for this CPD category.
Visit: CPD Explained
You can claim CPD credits for online learning in either the External or Internal category if it:
This booklet provides practical information on what you need to do each year.
If you have recently enrolled on a Professional Competence scheme, our "Getting Started" page will help you with the basic requirements, including how to log in to your ePortfolio.
We can help you actively maintain professional competence - gather those all-important CPD credits while developing useful new skills, knowledge and expertise that will help you be a better doctor.
Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development at RCPI include:
We have a highly experienced Professional Competence support team in our Dublin headquarters. They are always happy to answer your questions and advise you on how to maintain Professional Competence. Please note, at present the fastest way to contact this department is by logging in to our support desk here
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