GMC associates
A GMC Associate is someone who works for us to support our key functions. Without their expertise we wouldn't be able to fulfil our duties.
There are many different roles that members of the public, legally qualified professionals, doctors, physician associates (PAs), and anaesthesia associates (AAs) can apply for. They support us in several ways, for example by:
- taking part in panels such as our Registration and Registrations Appeal panel, Investigation Committee panel and PLAB panels. And our Tests of Competence and Revalidation assessments panel
- joining our quality assurance visits. Checking the work of medical schools, deaneries, health authority local offices and education providers
- conducting performance and health assessments when there are concerns about a doctor’s, PA’s or AA’s ability to practise safely due to their performance or ill-health
- examining candidates taking the objective structured clinical examination as part of the PLAB part 2 test. Or helping to develop our assessment material
- giving advice to support our regulatory functions.
Please note that doctors, PAs, and AAs can work for us as GMC Associates alongside their day-to-day roles as registered professionals.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service
We also support the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) to appoint tribunal members, tribunal chairs or legally qualified chairs and legal assessors. Find out more about supporting the MPTS as a tribunal member .
Interested in becoming an associate?
Search for opportunities to work alongside us as an associate.
Find out more about our associate recruitment process.
To get an update when we're looking for new associates to support our work, email associateservices@gmc-uk.org.
