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Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland must pass both parts of the Membership Examination (unless an exemption has been granted) and attend a Membership Conferring Ceremony where he/she is conferred as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Membership confers the right to use the post-nominal MRCPI. On 30 March 2021, the College announced that the General Medical Council (GMC) of the United Kingdom has recognized five qualifications issued by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on their list of acceptable postgraduate qualifications for the purposes of full GMC registration.
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bequeathed his personal, large library to the college. The library has been known as "Dun's
Library" ever since. Dun's Library forms part of the college's Heritage Centre, with the archive, heritage items, and genealogical research collections. The Heritage Centre holds one of the most important and
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As of
January 2022, the college has a total number of 14,098 members in good standing (who have paid their annual subscription fees) and in different membership categories. For instance, with respect to internal medicine (so-called members and fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland),
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For several years, the college has been successfully conducting its MRCPI examinations in its overseas centres (Malaysia, Oman, India, Saudi Arabia, and
Bahrain) in addition to many centres in the Republic of Ireland. Membership is governed by the by-laws of the college. Every candidate wishing to
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in 1924. The benefits of this award include recognition of professional standing, access to
Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development support, international collegiality, and the opportunity to influence the future of the profession. Fellowship of the Royal College of
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in 1858, which is recorded in his diary, now held in the college's archives. In
October 2017, Professor Mary Horgan was elected President of the College, the first woman to hold this post in the history of the College, and she was re-elected in September 2020 as the 142nd President (the first
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Fellowship is awarded by the college upon nomination by two existing fellows (who should be in good standing with the college) to doctors of consultant or equivalent status. In 1915 the college updated the regulations to allow women to become fellows. The first woman to become a fellow was
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Physicians of
Ireland (FRCPI) is an international benchmark of professional excellence, reserved for doctors who have made substantial contributions to their speciality and whose published works and attainments meet the high expectations of the College.
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there are 98 honorary fellows, 2,482 fellows, and 6,039 collegiate members. The
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