Medical ethics - GMC (General Medical Council) guidelines (8-page)

Medical ethics - GMC (General Medical Council) guidelines

Medical students and the GMC - Ethics toolkit for medical students - BMA

The GMC ensures high standards of medical practice and will provide a helpful source of professional guidance throughout your medical career. In this card we give a brief account of the functions of the GMC and its role in medical education.

How does the GMC concern students?

For many doctors, it is probably fair to say that mention of the GMC conjures up the unwelcome spectre of patient complaints and fitness to practise procedures.

In reality, the GMC has a wide role in ensuring the highest standards of medical practice and the wellbeing of patients and this begins in undergraduate medicine. The GMC can also provide a helpful source of professional guidance throughout a medical career.