Functions of Council

• Assess facilities and contents of programmes for the training of doctors and dentists and physician assistants in training institutions.
• Ensure that the pre-registration training of newly qualified doctors and dentists and physician assistants in accredited training institutions meets the required standards.
• Conduct examinations for the registration of foreign trained medical and Dental Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
• Compile and keep registers of registered Practitioners.
• Prescribe and enforce professional standards and conduct for Practitioners.
• Conduct examinations for the registration of locally trained Medical and Dental Practitioners and Physician Assistant who do not meet the prescribed conditions for registration; and
• Perform any other functions that are ancillary to the object of the Council.