title: Medical regulation in India: an outsider's perspective.
abstract: This personal comment briefly describes the working of the General Medical Council, the medical regulator in the United Kingdom, with the aim of informing the discussion on how to regulate medical education and doctors' practice in India. Given that the ministry of health and family welfare is still debating the final constitution of the Medical Council of India, this paper is timely.
authors.affiliation: Former member, General Medical Council, Chairman, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, 43 Hookhams Lane, Renhold, Bedford, UK e-mail: rajan.madhok@btinternet.com.
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Madhok
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D006113:United Kingdom