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Re: RCSI Professional Competence Scheme Verification Process - 1st May 2020 – 30th April 2021
As part of the arrangements agreed with the Medical Council, it is a requirement that each Postgraduate Training body undertake an annual verification of activities recorded by 3-5% of doctors enrolled on the Professional Competence Scheme.
I wish to advise you that you have been randomly selected to participate in this verification process for the PCS year 1st May 2020 – 30th April 2021. This process will involve a check on each of the activities that you have uploaded to your Professional Competence Scheme (PCS) profile and the CPD credits assigned to each activity.
As you will be aware the PCS requirements for the year 1 May 2020 –30 April 2021 were adjusted to reflect the situation in Ireland due to COVID-19. Doctors were required to record 25 CPD credits of the 50 CPD credit total with their Scheme. These 25 credits could be recorded in any CPD category (external, internal, personal learning, research/teaching). Minimum CPD targets for each category did not apply for 2020/21. There was no requirement to record an Audit for the PCS year 1st May 2020 – 30th April 2021.
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Please login to your PCS profile and review your credits for 1st May 2020 – 30th April 2021 term.
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On checking your profile, please note the annual PCS requirements are:
Total of 25 CPD credits across the any of the following categories:
- External: Internal: Personal Learning: Research and Teaching
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There was no requirement to record an Audit for the PCS year 1st May 2020 – 30th April 2021.
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If you still have activities which you have not yet uploaded for the term ending 30 April 2021, please upload these activities on or before Friday 9th July 2021. If you are unable to upload activities or are uncertain which activities can be recorded and in which category please contact the PCS office pcs@rcsi.ie
Please ensure that you have evidence of your professional activities which you have entered on your profile. It is easier if you upload scanned or electronic copies to the portfolio.
Certain activities require supporting documentation and, if this has not been uploaded, you will be requested to upload (or submit) this for each appropriate activity up to the minimum requirement – 25 CPD credits. Evidence is not required for activities uploaded to the Personal Learning category. If you cannot provide supporting documentation/ certificates of attendance, this will be noted and may impact on the total number of verified credits you have accrued for this period 2020 – 2021.
The verification process will take place from Monday 12th July 2021 so it will help if all your credits and supporting documentation are uploaded on or before Friday 9th July 2021.
If the evidence in your portfolio shows that you have recorded sufficient activities/credits and have the required certificates and documents, you will receive full credit for the Professional Competence Scheme and your Portfolio will be verified without further action. If however there are discrepancies identified, you will be contacted again so that the issues identified can be addressed. Please note, recognition for credits that do not have appropriate verification evidence may be withdrawn in that your overall credits on your certificate will be amended.
Should you have any queries, please contact Marie O’Boyle at the PCS Office: by email: pcs@rcsi.ie
Professor Sean Tierney BSc MCh FRCSI
Dean Professional Development/Practice
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