title: Medical revalidation:  a route to excellence?
abstract: All doctors who hold a licence to practise will need to revalidate every 5 years. The process includes the consideration of defined items of supporting information at five annual appraisals. These essentials must support professional development and the achievement of excellence in patient care.
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Physicians, London, UK. Ian.starke@rcplondon.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Starke
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom