The Medical Council of Jamaica is the licensing body for doctors in Jamaica.
Doctors in Jamaica are required to take continuing medical education courses to keep their licences.[1][2]
In 2004, amendments to the country's Medical Act (Jamaica) increased the number of non-doctors on the council.[3]
The Medical Council's chairman is Dr John Hall, a consultant neurologist and former chairman of the department of medicine at the Kingston Public Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.[4]
The Medical Association of Jamaica, a different organisation, is the voluntary professional and advocacy body for doctors in Jamaica.
References edit
- ^ Chin, Lowrey (May 7, 2012). "JA's health care in good hands". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved May 23, 2012. Interview with Dr Aggrey Irons, Medical Association of Jamaica president and psychiatrist. "Continuing education is mandatory - Jamaican doctors must complete in excess of 20 hours on Continuing Medical Education (CME) in order to renew their annual registration with the Medical Council of Jamaica," he [Irons] pointed out.
- ^ Franklyn-Brown, Tendai (April 25, 2008). "Fraud docs pose public danger warns medical council". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
Dr Muriel Lowe, registrar of the Medical Council of Jamaica, says unlicensed doctors using fraudulent registration numbers pose an imminent threat to public safety.
- ^ Bellanfante, Dwight (October 10, 2004). "Public to have more say on medical council". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "Medical Council head Dr Hall sounds positive note". Jamaica Observer. May 21, 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.