Medical Council is the name of the regulatory body that grants

medical license A medical license is an occupational license that permits a person to legally practice medicine. In most countries, a person must have a medical license bestowed either by a specified government-approved professional association or a governme ...

s in many countries. Specifically, it may refer to: *

Australian Medical Council The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is an independent national standards and assessment body for medical education and training. It was established in 1985. Purpose The purpose of the AMC is: :"To ensure that standards of education, training a ...

, a national standards advisory body for medical education and mental health medication and education * General Medical Council, the regulator of the medical profession in the United Kingdom *

Medical Council of Ireland The Medical Council ( ga, Comhairle na nDochtúirí Leighis) is the regulator of the medical profession in Ireland. It maintains the register of medical practitioners licensed to practice, and has the power to place restrictions on or revoke suc ...

, the regulator of the medical profession in the Republic of Ireland *

Medical Council of Canada The Medical Council of Canada (MCC; french: Conseil médical du Canada, CMC) is an organization charged with the partial assessment and evaluation of medical graduates and physicians through standardized examination. It grants the qualification c ...

, an examining body in Canada *

Medical Council of India The Medical Council of India (MCI) was a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of medical education in India until its dissolution on 25 September 2020 when it was replaced by National Medical Commission. The Council grante ...

, a constitutional body in India set up primarily to establish uniform standards of higher qualifications in medicine *

Medical Council of Iran The Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIMC) is the licensing and regulatory Body for Iranian healthcare professionals. Representing more than 286,000 registered members, IRIMC is responsible for licensing, authorization, and regist ...

, the licensing and regulatory body for Iranian healthcare professionals *

Medical Council of Jamaica 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. In 2004, amendments to the country's ''Medical Act (Jamaica)'' incre ...

, a licensing body in Jamaica *

Medical Council of New Zealand The Medical Council of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa) is the peak national standards and assessment body for medical education and training. It is responsible for the registration of doctors and has the power to suspend or remove ...

Medical Council of Thailand The Medical Council of Thailand () is the country's professional regulatory body of the medical profession. It operates under the provisions of the Medical Profession Act, B.E. 2525 (1982 CE), which replaced series of earlier legislation dating to t ...

, a national standards advisory body for medical education and training, and regulator of the medical profession at the same time *

Pakistan Medical & Dental Council Pakistan Medical Commission is a statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners in Pakistan. Its chief function is to establish uniform minimum standards of basic and higher qualifications in medicin ...

Singapore Medical Council Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

, one of the statutory boards of the Singapore Government * Sri Lanka Medical Council

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