American Hospital Dubai sets up first overseas appraisal and revalidation service for UK doctors

American Hospital Dubai sets up first overseas appraisal and revalidation service for UK doctors

American Hospital Dubai establishes the first and only recognised General Medical Council (GMC)-approved appraisal and revalidation service outside the United Kingdom for UK-licensed medical doctors wanting to practise overseas. This service allows UK-licensed doctors to practise abroad while maintaining their GMC registration and licence. The initiative is another step by American Hospital Dubai in its commitment to promoting progressive medicine and supporting the medical fraternity to expand its quality care. The UK’s General Medical Council, which aims to protect patient safety and improve medical education and practice across the UK, maintains the country’s medical register and issues licences to doctors to practise medicine in the country, with a mandatory yearly appraisal and licence revalidation every five years. Doctors revalidate their GMC registration through annual appraisals of Good Medical Practice (GMP) and a five-yearly recommendation from their responsible officer or senior based on their assessments. However, when working abroad, with no direct connection to a responsible officer, they risk losing their licence to practise. American Hospital Dubai’s GMC-approved appraisal and revalidation service will collaborate with the GMC Appraisals represented by professors Fahed Youssef and Abdallah Raweh, GMC-recognised Responsible Officer and Senior Appraiser respectively. They will operate under Service Director Dr Jalal