The aims of the Medical Schools Council are:

1. To be the authoritative voice of all UK medical schools
2. To develop a close working relationship with NHS partner institutions and to facilitate the development of academic medical centres
3. To explore proactively the role of the doctor in the future and to pursue educational solutions for workforce requirements involving doctors
4. To work to improve and maintain quality in medical education and to facilitate the transition between undergraduate and postgraduate environments
5. To promote clinical academic careers
6. To enhance clinical leadership and develop leaders within medical schools
7. To promote the conduct of high quality, health related research in all medical schools, recognising that the nature and scale of such research will differ between institutions
8. To take due account of the views of the public on society’s needs of a doctor