Nottingham academic appointed GMC chair

PA 100/09 A Nottingham professor has been appointed the new Chair of the General Medical Council, the national body which regulates doctors and ensures good medical practice. Professor Peter Rubin, Boots Professor of Therapeutics in the University's Division of Therapeutics and Molecular Medicine and former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, will take up office on April 20, succeeding Sir Graeme Catto who has been President of the GMC (now Chair of Council). Professor Rubin said: "It is an honour and a privilege to become Chair of the General Medical Council. The next few years for the GMC will be challenging and exciting as we continue to deliver a major agenda of change. "The GMC has a hugely important role in maintaining and assuring patient safety through the highest standards in medicine. I am looking forward to working with doctors, patients, employers and educators alike to ensure we continue to fulfil that role." - In his capacity as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at The University of Nottingham from 1997 to 2003, he oversaw the development of The University of Nottingham Medical School at Derby, which was officially launched in March 2004 offering graduate entry medical training. He was also at the forefront of the development of the University's new School of Veterinary Science and Medicine, which became the first new veterinary school for more than 50 years when it opened in 2006.