Criteria and Procedure for Membership

 (LIBERIA COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS(LCPS)

CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP

The categories of Membership as determined by the Postgraduate Medical Council are:

  1. Membership
  2. Associate Membership

  CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP

The following are criteria for one to become a Member of the Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons (LCPS):

A1.      Criteria for Membership

  • A medical doctor (MD) from a recognized medical school
  • Licensed by LMDC to practice medicine in Liberia
  • Practiced as a medical doctor for at least five years
  • Must have undergone training at LCPS and completed all exams, including a final exit exam, or
  • If residency training completed outside of LCPS, documents and content of training will be reviewed by LCPS
  • Submit a completed application form
  • Provide evidence of publications in local or foreign medical or scientific journals
  • Payment of dues and fees

A2.     Criteria for Associate Membership

  • Associate Membership shall be opened to all Specialist Medical Practitioners who are bona fide Members of other recognized international specialist Colleges
  • Associate Membership shall be opened to all Specialist Medical Practitioners who are citizens of Liberia not residing in Liberia prior to the establishment of the College, and to such other persons as the Postgraduate Medical Council  may approve

B.     PROCEDURE FOR MEMBERSHIP

  • Application to LCPS – completed application form, submission of CV, academic credentials and other required supporting documents
  • LCPS Faculty Committee reviews application form, CV, credentials and other supporting documents
  • Approval/denial flows from LCPS Faculty Committee to Joint Faculty Board to Executive Members then to the Postgraduate Medical Council