Bridgetown.
Over 100 doctors may be struck off the medical register if they do not get their accreditation in order within six weeks.
Accreditation by the Barbados Medical Council is the first step to being registered to practise in accordance with Section 18 of the Medical Profession Act 2011-1.
To be accredited a doctor must must provide edvidence that they have complied with the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) assessment scheme under the act.
This scheme assigns credits for various activities which would have contributed to furthering doctor's education such as presentations to peer conferences.
Of the 583 doctors on the medical register last year, 520 have made applications. Seventy seven have been accredited for the years 2013 -2015,152 for 2013-2014 and 221 for this year.
Seventy doctors require additional credits for re-registration and have until March 31 to compete the requuirements to be registered, while 60 have not ally at all.
According to Sir Errol Walrond, chairman of the Medical Council, it they do not satisfy the requirements by the 31 of March they will be struck off the register.
"They will not be liciensed to practise and we will apply the law", Sir Errol told Trakker News.
He said the CEP was designed keep doctors up to date with the latest medical knowledge and to ensure that Barbadians have access to the best possible care.
