We would like to remind you that all doctors who hold Specialist, General or Supervised registration with the Irish Medical Council are required by law to maintain professional competence. The PCS year commences 1 May and ends 30 April of each year.
In order to comply with the requirements of the Scheme as mandated by the Medical Council, doctors are expected to accumulate 50 CPD credits on an annual basis and complete one clinical / practice audit per year. These 50 credits must include: 20 external credits, 20 internal credits, 5 personal learning credits and an additional 5 credits in any category including Research and Teaching.
The Medical Council recognise that periods of certified leave such as maternity leave / sick leave / Carers Leave / Parental Leave / Bereavement and Adoptive leave longer than 3 months can result in a doctor not being able to maintain their professional competence over that period.Doctors should inform RCSI PCS department and complete the absence from work form if their absence has occurred for three months or more during the professional competence year (which runs from 1 May to 30 April). We will record the absence on a doctors PCS portfolio. An annotation will be made on the relevant year on the doctor’s Statement of Participation in a Professional
