Medical and Dental Practitioners who were already registered and subsequently acquired additional specialist qualifications from foreign jurisdictions were not required to take registration examination for the purposes of registering those qualifications as specialist qualifications. However, with the advent of the specialist register (refer to policy document: https://www.mdcghana.org/docs/policies/Specialist%20Register.pdf), medical and dental practitioners who are already registered and have subsequently acquired specialist qualifications from foreign jurisdictions will now be required to take registration examination before they are placed on the specialist register.  This is part of the Council’s commitment to ensure the highest standards of competence and professionalism and to assure the safety and quality of the care given to patients.

Take note, and NOTICE is hereby given, that effective 1^st October, 2023 all Medical and Dental Practitioners who are already registered but have subsequently acquired specialist qualifications from other jurisdictions other than from Ghana and West Africa Colleges seeking to be placed on the specialist register will be required to sit registration examination as part of the application process.

The examination will cover various aspects of your chosen specialty or subspecialty and will follow the format for Council’s registration examination for foreign trained specialists. Further details about the examination can be obtained from Council’s website: https://www.mdcghana.org/exam-registration/

This change is in the public interest and reflects our collective efforts to ensure that our medical and dental practitioners are equipped with the highest level of expertise and knowledge in their respective specialties and subspecialties.

Be informed accordingly.

Thank you

signed

DIVINE N. BANYUBALA

REGISTRAR

17^th August, 2023