Rules Made Pursuant To The Provisions of Section 25 (A) of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978, As Inserted by The Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2002
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Rules are made pursuant to the provisions of section 25 (A) of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 , as inserted by the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2002 for the purpose of specifying the prescribed period, the prescribed courses of training, the prescribed experience, the prescribed exemptions and the prescribed examinations referred to in section 27(2)(d) of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 .
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paragraphs: An applicant wishing to apply for registration under section 27 shall complete and return the application form with the documentation specified by the Medical Council and shall subject to compliance with the requirements of these Rules and the requirements of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 , and the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2002 be entitled to be registered.
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paragraphs: Period during which Temporary Registration is held by an Applicant
An applicant shall satisfy the Medical Council that he/she has been temporarily registered in the General Register of Medical Practitioners for a cumulative total of not less than 24 months during the prescribed period, that is the period since 1st July 1980.
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paragraphs: Prescribed Courses of Training and Prescribed Experience
Prescribed Courses of Training
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paragraphs: 1 An applicant shall satisfy the Medical Council that he/she has successfully undergone the full course of training for one of the following:
Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Faculty of Anaesthetists.
Fellow
College of Anaesthetists, RCSI.
Member
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Faculty of Public Health Medicine.
Member
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Faculty of Occupational Medicine.
Member
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Associate Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Member
Irish College of General Practitioners.
Member
Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Member
Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecologists.
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paragraphs: 2 The Medical Council may determine whether the course of training upon which an applicant relies, other than those listed in Rule 4.1, is equivalent to any one of the courses of training listed in Rule 4.1.
Prescribed Experience
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paragraphs: 3 An applicant shall satisfy the Medical Council that he/she has obtained a certificate of completion of general professional training awarded by a training body recognised by the Medical Council having been employed in the practice of medicine in one or more of the following specialties recognised by the Medical Council:
Anaesthesia
Emergency Medicine
General Practice
Medicine:
Cardiology
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Dermatology
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
Gastroenterology
General (Internal) Medicine
Genito-Urinary Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Medical Oncology
Nephrology
Neurology
Palliative Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine
Rheumatology
Tropical Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Occupational Medicine
Ophthalmology
Pathology:
Chemical Pathology
Haematology (Clinical & Laboratory)
Histopathology
Immunology (Clinical & Laboratory)
Microbiology
Paediatrics
Psychiatry:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
Psychiatry of Old Age
Public Health Medicine
Radiology:
Radiology
Radiation Oncology
Surgery:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Surgery
Neurosurgery
Ophthalmic Surgery
Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery
Otolaryngology
Paediatric Surgery
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Urology
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paragraphs: Applicants granted initial Temporary Registration Prior to 1st January 1998
An applicant for registration under these rules, whose initial period of temporary registration began before 1st January, 1998, and who satisfies the requirements specified in Rule 4.1 or 4.2 or 4.3, is not required to pass the Temporary Registration Assessment Scheme (otherwise known as TRAS).
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paragraphs: Prescribed Exemptions and Prescribed Examinations
Prescribed Exemptions
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paragraphs: 1 An applicant for registration under these Rules who was granted an initial period of temporary registration on or after 1st January 1998 and who satisfies the requirements specified in Rule 3 and who also satisfies the requirements in Rule 4.1 or 4.2 or 4.3 and who has passed a licensing examination accepted by the Medical Council for the purpose of exemption from the TRAS or who possesses a primary qualification in medicine awarded by a university in a Member State of the European Union or one of the postgraduate qualifications listed hereunder shall be exempted from the examination prescribed in Rule 6.4:
FFA RCSI
Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Faculty of Anaesthetists.
FCA RCSI
Fellow
College of Anaesthetists, RCSI.
MFPHMI
Member
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Faculty of Public Health Medicine.
MFOM RCPI
Member
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Faculty of Occupational Medicine.
FFR RCSI
Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Faculty of Radiologists.
MRCPI
Member
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
AFRCSI
Associate Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
FRCSI
Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
MFPath
Member
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Faculty of Pathology.
MICGP
Member
Irish College of General Practitioners.
MRCPsych
Member
Royal College of Psychiatrists.
MRCOG
Member
Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
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paragraphs: 2 The Medical Council may determine whether the professional qualification upon which an applicant relies, other than those listed in Rule 6.1, is equivalent to any one of the professional qualifications listed in Rule 6.1.
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paragraphs: 3 An applicant for registration under these Rules who was granted an initial period of temporary registration on or after 1st January 1998 and who satisfies the requirements in Rule 3 and who also satisfies the requirements in Rule 4.1 or 4.2 or 4.3 and who has passed the Temporary Registration Assessment Scheme (TRAS), shall be exempted from the examination prescribed in Rule 6.4.
Prescribed Examinations
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paragraphs: 4 The prescribed examination is the Temporary Registration Assessment Scheme (otherwise known as TRAS).
Rules agreed by the Medical Council at its meeting on 30th May 2003 and approved by the Minister for Health and Children on ______________.