Royal College of General Practitioners

Chair of International Committee:            Dr John Howard FRCGP

International Manager:                            Ms Claire Burden

International Department,14 Princes Gate, London SW7 1PU

Telephone:        00 44 (0)207 344 3141/2/4

Fax:                  00 44 (0)207 7225 3047

E-mail:              International@rcgp.org.uk

Website:           http://www.rcgp.org.uk/international

International Activities

The International Committee, established in 1987, is responsible for all College overseas contacts and initiatives to:

• promote the standing and the study of general practice in Primary Care
• assist educational exchange and dialogue between the United Kingdom and overseas
• support overseas members as the Board of the College Overseas Faculty
• represent the interests of general practice in the UK and of College members through representations to the UK government and the EU and to other European and world-wide bodies
• manage and support activities in relation to the International Family Medicine Development Programme
  

International Links

• The World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA)
• The European Society of General Practice/Family Medicine (WONCA Region Europe)
• The World Health Organisation
• The European Academy Of General Practice Teachers (EURACT)
• The European General Practice Research Workshop (EGPRW)
• The European Quality Assurance Group (EQUIP)
• The European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO)
• The Standing Committee of European Doctors
  

Examinations - MRCGP (International examination)

The College developed the MRCGP [International examination] on the premise that it is inappropriate to export the UK MRCGP. The MRCGP[INT] provides a framework for the development of locally relevant assessments of national academic organisations with the availability of RCGP advice and support followed by college accreditation once the new assessment has fulfilled all the criteria and is of an equivalent academic rigour to MRCGP.

Consultancy

• A collegiate network for doctors active in general practice nationally and internationally.
  • Health system assessment
  • Training of Trainers leading to the  RCGP accredited International Teachers Course       
  • Curriculum & programme development at undergraduate  and postgraduate level
  • Continuing Professional Development programmes and their accreditation
  • Assessment and re-accreditatio
  • Training of Examiners and Test writers
• RCGP International Travel Scholarships to and from the UK