Regulatory Reforms in India

Date: February 23, 2026

Time: 9:30 PM CST

Speaker:

Dr. M. K. Ramesh

President, Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB)

National Medical Commission (NMC), India

 Facilitator:

Dr. Humayun “Hank” Chaudhry

President and CEO

Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), United States

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In case you missed the December webinar "Building Skills with Heart: Embedding Competence and Compassion in Medical Education and Regulation",a video recording is available on the members-only section of the IAMRA website. 

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PIE is an exclusive service for IAMRA members and a key focus area of the IAMRA Strategic Plan 2024-2026. The PIE platform and other useful information including a Quick Start Guide and Guidelines are available on the members-only section of the website.

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Regulatory news and events

News

Indian Medical Association successfully organized NATCON 2025 at Ahmedabad on 27–28 December 202. View summary and photos here.

A new GMC report on equality, diversity and inclusion warns that deep-rooted inequalities in medicine continue to impact careers and opportunities for ethnic minority and non-UK qualified doctors working in the NHS. 

The GMC is undertaking a piece of work to benchmark its registration processes related to fraud and good standing for doctors. They would be very grateful if regulators could complete this survey to help them in their work. 

Kuwait: Regulatory reform for healthcare professions.

Kenya: The Government has issued a new law governing health professional regulation in the country.

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) - Ahpra and Medical Board of Australia announce that the expedited specialist registration pathwayis now open to two new specialties.

Events

International Regulator Conference

Location:NOVA Spektrum, Lillestrøm, just outside of Oslo, Norway.

Registration:International Regulator Conference | Helsetilsynet

Intealth Webinar for Medical Regulatory Authorities— Finding the Needle: Key Lessons from Fraudulent Credential Cases | Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:00am, 09:00 U.S. Eastern Standard Time / 14:00 UTC (view other times). Register here.