United Examining Board
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The United Examining Board was formed in 1993 to administer non-university qualifying examinations in medicine and surgery. The diplomas offered by the United Examining Board were registerable with the General Medical Council
in order to register as a medical practitioner in the United Kingdom
, and an individual who had passed the examination could become a Pre-registration house officer
.
The qualifications offered by the United Examining Board were either the
or the
These examinations were usually taken either by partly trained refugee doctors, or by doctors who had been trained at an overseas medical school not recognised by the World Health Organization
, or by other overseas graduates who wished to transfer more easily from limited to full registration with the General Medical Council
. They were also occasionally taken by students who had attended a UK medical school but who had failed to obtain the Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery. Some UK students were allowed to sit these exams, or their precursors, before they were able to take the degrees of their own universities.
The United Examining Board was dissolved in 2007. [1.]
References:
[1.] http://www.apothecaries.org/index.php?page=10
[2.] http://www.lmi.org.uk/Data/10/Docs/09/09Rivlin.pdf
General Medical Council
The General Medical Council registers and regulates doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It has the power to revoke or restrict a doctor's registration if it deems them unfit to practise...
in order to register as a medical practitioner in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and an individual who had passed the examination could become a Pre-registration house officer
Pre-registration house officer
Pre-registration house officer , often known as a houseman or house officer, was until 2005 the only job open to medical graduates in the United Kingdom who had just passed their final examinations at medical school and had received their medical degrees.Newly-qualified doctors are only allowed...
.
The qualifications offered by the United Examining Board were either the
- English Triple ConjointConjointThe conjoint was a basic medical qualification in the United Kingdom administered by the United Examining Board. It is now no longer awarded. The Conjoint Board was superseded in 1994 by the United Examining Board, which lost its permission to hold qualifying medical examinations after 1999.Medical...
([Licence of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Licence of the Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandRoyal College of Surgeons of EnglandThe Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales...
, Licence in Medicine and Surgery of the Society of Apothecaries)
-
- abbreviated as LRCP, LRCS, LMSSA
or the
- Scottish Triple Conjoint, awarded since 1886, [2.] (Licence of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghRoyal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
, Licence of the Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghRoyal College of Surgeons of EdinburghThe Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and advancement in surgical practice, through its interest in education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical workforce...
, Licence of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
).
-
- abbreviated as LRCP, LRCS, LRCPS or LRCPE, LRCSE, LRCPSG
These examinations were usually taken either by partly trained refugee doctors, or by doctors who had been trained at an overseas medical school not recognised by the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
, or by other overseas graduates who wished to transfer more easily from limited to full registration with the General Medical Council
General Medical Council
The General Medical Council registers and regulates doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It has the power to revoke or restrict a doctor's registration if it deems them unfit to practise...
. They were also occasionally taken by students who had attended a UK medical school but who had failed to obtain the Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery. Some UK students were allowed to sit these exams, or their precursors, before they were able to take the degrees of their own universities.
The United Examining Board was dissolved in 2007. [1.]
References:
[1.] http://www.apothecaries.org/index.php?page=10
[2.] http://www.lmi.org.uk/Data/10/Docs/09/09Rivlin.pdf