Information for medical students

More information is available on our Information for UK Medical Students page, including more information on:

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.