PCS Enrolment
If you are registered on the Supervised, General or Specialist Division of the Medical Council of Ireland Register, you are required to be enrolled on a Professional Competence Scheme.
You must be enrolled to demonstrate that you are actively maintaining your professional competence in a manner recognised by the Medical Council of Ireland. When you apply to retain your registration with the Medical Council, you are required to declare the name of your Professional Competence Scheme and the date you enrolled, or renewed your enrolment, on that scheme. Failure to make this declaration places your continuing registration at risk.
To enrol on a Professional Competence Scheme, you must be on the Medical Council’s General, Specialist or Supervised Register in the relevant specialty. If you’re not sure if this is the right scheme for you, contact us and we will be glad to help. The CAI will enrol Registered Medical Practitioners (RMP) where any of the following apply:
- The anaesthetist is registered on the register of medical specialists for Anaesthesia maintained by the Irish Medical Council.
- The anaesthetist is a practitioner registered on the general or supervised divisions of the register maintained by the Irish Medical Council, whose postgraduate qualifications and/or experience and/or current practice in anaesthesia are reviewed by the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland.
- The RMP has a practice with a particular interest in Pain or Intensive Care Medicine. The College will review such postgraduate qualifications and/or experience and/or current practice as advised by the Faculty of Pain Medicine and Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland.
Please click here to enrol. You will be guided through the application process, and asked to select enrolment into either the Specialist, General or Supervised Division Schemes.
On completion of the details required, you may submit the application as advised.
You will receive an immediate email confirming receipt of your application and a commitment to process it within 5 working days. You will also receive a PCS invoice, once the invoice is paid you will have access to the e-portfolio system where you can record your PCS activity.
If you have previously enrolled in a Professional Competence Scheme, there is no need to complete a new application.
To renew, you simply need to settle your PCS Registration fee for the current PCS Year.
To do this:
- Log in to the Fellows Portal
- Click on the ‘View Invoices’ tab on the left-hand side
- Tick the box next to the most recent PCS Invoice
- Click ‘Pay for selected invoices’ to be redirected to the payment portal
- Enter your payment details to complete the process
Once payment is received, your e-portfolio will be unlocked and you may continue uploading PCS activity for the year.
Professional Competence Contact: PCS Administration Team, on +353 1265 0600 or email professionalcompetence@coa.ie.
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