Regulating doctors, ensuring good medical practice

Education

Medical students

The GMC sets the standards and outcomes for basic medical education in the UK. This covers undergraduate education and the first year of training after graduation. We also run a quality assurance programme for UK medical schools to ensure those standards and outcomes are achieved.

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Undergraduate education

A medical student

For information about the GMC's role in undergraduate education - including policy, setting standards and quality assurance of medical schools - see our Undergraduate Education section.

Postgraduate education

Young medical student in hospital

View information on the Foundation Programme, quality assurance of the Foundation years, and postgraduate training in the Postgraduate Education section.

Continuing Professional Development

Doctors

Doctors have a duty to stay up to date. Read our guidance on CPD in the Continuing Professional Development section.