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PCS Year End: 30th April 2025 - Upload Credits
As we now approach the end of the Professional Competence Scheme year 2024 – 2025, we ask that you update your ePortfolio to ensure that your CPD activity is uploaded for the current year 1st May 2024 – 30th April 2025. LOGIN to upload your CPD activity
As we now approach the end of the Professional Competence Scheme year 2024 – 2025, we ask that you update your ePortfolio to ensure that your CPD activity is uploaded for the current year 1st May 2024 – 30th April 2025. LOGIN to upload your CPD activity
You will now be aware following the Medical Council’s announcement that there will be new PCS requirements for the PCS year 1st May 2025. To incorporate these new PCS requirements from the Medical Council, RCSI will deploy a new IT system solution and further information on this new system will be made available in advance of the next PCS year commencing 1st May 2025.
For the PCS year ending 30th April 2025, it is important that you LOGIN to upload your CPD activity on or before 30th April 2025.
Please note that the PCS requirements for PCS Year 1st May 2024 – 30th April 2025 are as follows.
- All enrolled doctors are required to engage in and record a minimum of 40 CPD credits across ANY credit categories (external, internal, personal, research/teaching). CPD targets for each category will not apply for 2024/2025
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- Complete one clinical / practice audit
Doctors will need to confirm that they have met / not met these requirements when completing their annual Medical Council retention of registration in May/June 2025.
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Extended Absence From Work
The Medical Council recognise that periods of certified leave (maternity leave / sick leave) longer than three months may result in a doctor not being able to meet their obligations in relation to professional competence over that period.
The Medical Council recognise that periods of certified leave (maternity leave / sick leave) longer than three months may result in a doctor not being able to meet their obligations in relation to professional competence over that period.
If you are (or have been) absent from practice for three months or more during the professional competence year due to maternity or sick leave (which runs from 1st May 2024 -30th April 2025), you should inform RCSI PCS department. Please complete the Form which is available here
We will record the absence on your PCS portfolio and an annotation will be appear against the relevant year on your Statement of Participation. Where possible, you should try and maintain some engagement in maintenance of professional competence during your absence from practice. You may be required by the Medical Council to produce documentation supporting your absence from practice if you are selected for a Maintenance of Professional Competence Audit.
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The Medical Council have announced that the Maintenance of Professional Competence (MPC) Framework will be revised starting 1st May 2025, for the Professional Competence Scheme (PCS) year 1st May 2025 – 30th April 2026.
As a result of these changes, RCSI are developing a new PCS Online system to incorporate these changes which will go live on 1st May 2025.
For further details, please click on the below links:
RCSI PCS New Requirements 1st May 2025
Medical Council Information Booklet - Updates to annual Continuing Professional Development requirements 1st May 2025
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RCSI will commence this Verification Process in June/July 2025 where we will randomly select doctors to participate in this process for the year 1st May 2024 – 30th April 2025.
Please be aware that as part of the Arrangement with the Medical Council, the Training Bodies are required to undertake a verification of activities recorded by % of doctors enrolled on the Professional Competence Scheme. RCSI will commence this Verification Process in June /July 2025 where we will randomly select doctors to participate in this process for the year 1st May 2024– 30th April 2025. This process will involve checking the activities that have been uploaded to a doctor’s PCS portfolio and the CPD credits assigned to each activity. This is a supportive exercise and provides support to assist doctors in meeting the PCS requirements.
The Medical Council have indicated that doctors will be asked to make a declaration about their maintenance of professional competence during the July 2025 annual retention process.
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In November 2024, the Medical Council launched CAREhub, an independent, confidential service operated by Lyra Health International. The service provides immediate, confidential wellbeing support to medical students, doctors, and members of the public who are engaging with the Medical Council’s regulatory processes.
More information can be found in the CAREhub flyer or on the Medical Council website.
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Last places on CPD Courses
Have you recorded all your CPD credits?
As the end of the PCS year approaches, the below courses have limited places available to obtain CPD credits
Do you recorded all your CPD credits?
Text: As the end of the PCS year approaches, the below courses have limited places available to obtain CPD credits, in case you need to do so:
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Course Title
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Course Details
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31 March
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Clear consultations
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This presentation provides an opportunity to identify elements of patient centered consultation practices such as making good first impressions, conveying empathy, managing expectations and addressing concerns
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Register here
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7 April
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Flourishing in the workplace
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The training session aims to introduce participants to the concepts of positive emotions, optimism, meaning and purpose and growth mind-set in a professional and personal environment. It will introduce the concept of burnout in the medical profession and mechanisms to avoid burnout. The course will also address using a strengths-based approach to workplace flourishing.
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Register here
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8 April
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MS Excel – Advanced Function for Doctors
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This course has been developed as a follow-on course to the Excel – Introduction course, with a specific focus on introducing participants to more advanced functions available in the application.
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Register here
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14 April
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Debriefing in Simulation Based Education
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Learning conversations encompass a range of activities in both workplaces and educational settings such as simulated learning environments: feedback, coaching, and debriefing. This workshop is envisaged as an introduction to debriefing techniques with specific focus on debriefing simulations
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Register here
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24 April
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Social Media for Doctors
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This course for anyone who would like to explore the opportunities and challenges of using social media in healthcare, including as a mass communication tool during infectious disease epidemics.
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Register here
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20 May
Application submission
8 April
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Ultrasound Level 1 – Sign Off
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This training day has been designed to facilitate an opportunity for doctors not engaged in a formal training scheme to be able to undertake an accredited ultrasound competency assessment.
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Register here
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Register today – ENT Skills for General Surgeons
Last places remaining
Suitable to: SHO’s in General Surgery and ENT
RCSI’s highly in-demand ENT Skills for General Surgeons course is ideal for general surgeons presented with ENT cases in their emergency rooms or in outpatient clinics. There will be an emphasis in this course to the safe management of the airway orally or by an emergency cricothyroidotomy. In this practical course we will use a combination of synthetic and animal tissue (porcine/ovine).
Are you interested in enhancing your ENT skills?
Date: 26 March 2025
Suitable to: SHO’s in General Surgery and ENT
Course lead: Dr Kieran O'Driscoll, Consultant Otolaryntologist
RCSI’s highly in-demand ENT Skills for General Surgeons course is ideal for general surgeons presented with ENT cases in their emergency rooms or in outpatient clinics. There will be an emphasis in this course to the safe management of the airway orally or by an emergency cricothyroidotomy. In this practical course we will use a combination of synthetic and animal tissue (porcine/ovine).
Emergency management of post-operative bleeding post-tonsillectomy and thyroidectomy will be demonstrated. Interactive discussions on the presentation and diagnosis of head and neck cancers will be facilitated.
To register, please click here
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Register today – Online Information Session – MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (September 2025 intake)
Join us on Thursday, 27 March 2025 from 6:00pm (Irish Time) for our Online information session for our established and flexible MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice open to doctors in a wide range of non-surgical specialties (September 2025 intake).
Click here to register for this online event.
Prospective candidates on this event will have the opportunity to:
- Meet and speak to key faculty on our MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (September 2025 intake)
- Learn more about our established and career enhancing medical programme and why you should consider our September 2025 intake
- Ask key questions to our MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice team in order to understand if our highly-regarded medical programme is the right one for you as a doctor in Ireland.
Kind Regards,
RCSI
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RCSI Surgery is delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new brochure for our MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, which is now available to view for September 2025 intake.
Our programme is delivered 80% online, and is suitable for healthcare professionals in a range of non-surgical specialties including emergency medicine, anaesthesiology, radiology, public health, general practice, occupational health and pathology.
For more information, please click here.
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Calendar of Events
For details on Events approved for External CPD credits by RCSI - click on Calendar of Events
For details of upcoming RCSI Events - click here
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