Information about UK medical education
Find out more about the GMC’s role in UK medical education, including:
- Our role in setting the standard for undergraduate medical education
- The professional behaviour expected of medical students
- Quality assurance of medical education
- The Foundation Programme
GMC guidance on standards and ethics
Read all the GMC’s published guidance, including Good Medical Practice.
To find out how the principles in Good Medical Practice and supporting guidance might work in practice, visit our interactive web section, GMP in Action.
Registering as a doctor
See our information on how to gain provisional and full registration with a licence to practise including the declaration form you must fill in about your fitness to practise.
Check a doctor’s registration
Check the details of all the doctors on the GMC's register using the List of Registered Medical Practitioners.
The role of the GMC
Find out more about the GMC including
- The GMC’s statutory role
- The members of Council
Take part in GMC consultations
Take part in current GMC consultations and read about the outcome of past consultations.
Podcast about professionalism
The GMC has produced a podcast which explores what is meant by the term ‘professionalism’, and why it is important for doctors to demonstrate professionalism in the workplace. Listen to the professionalism podcast.
Student GMC News
Whatever stage you are at in your medical education, the student bulletin will help you to understand who we are and what we do, why our work is important and relevant to you, and the ways in which we can support you in your studies. Sign up now to receive Student GMC News.