Regulating doctors, ensuring good medical practice

Education and training

Medical students

The GMC regulates medical education and training in the United Kingdom. This covers undergraduate education, the Foundation Programme and specialty including GP training. We run quality assurance programmes for UK medical schools and postgraduate deaneries to ensure that these 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.