MCFD president’s report : December 2017 - November 2018

Abstract

As you know this is my last year as President of the MCFD as I have served two terms. I had recommended myself that the statute be amended so that a President cannot serve more than two consecutive terms, in line with many international standards. Following last years’ election of Dr. Philip Sciortino as President-Elect, Dr Sciortino found it necessary not to fulfill this position and therefore another election was called in which Dr Edward Zammit was elected. The purpose of having an election for President-Elect one year before is for the person to gradually learn what is going on in council and therefore to have a smooth transition. We were lucky that Dr Zammit has been on Council for several years. I would like to publicly acknowledge the hard work that Dr Sciortino has done over the years, especially with running the Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme which many members attend and, whilst wishing him well, would hope that he continues to give support to the College when necessary. Dr Zammit is well placed to take over. He is experienced in one of the most important ventures of the College – that of the Summative Assessment for specialist trainees. He has been examination lead for the past few years. Good luck and I give him my full support.