Medical Council of Jamaica (MCJ)

The primary duty of the Medical Council of Jamaica is to protect the public by regulating the conditions of medical Practice across Jamaica.

There are eight (8) registered medical practitioners elected by their colleagues. In addition to these the appointment of two (2) ex-officio members viz the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or his/her deputy and the Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences are made.

Two (2) registered medical practitioners selected by the Minister of Health and three (3) lay persons – one (1) selected by the Minister, one (1) selected by him from a list of 3 persons nominated by the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) and finally one (1) selected from a list of 3 persons (usually lawyers) nominated by the 10 registered medical practitioners and the 2 ex-officio members make up the total membership of the council.