New President sets a precedent

<p class=”captionwhiteMIstyles”>Dr Doyle, who operates the Bray Family Practice in Wicklow, has been a general practitioner for more than 30 years and is a past-President of the ICGP. Dr Doyle is the first female and also the first full-time GP elected as President of the Medical Council.

<p class=”captionwhiteMIstyles”>Dr Breslin is a specialist in public health medicine (communicable diseases and environmental health).

<p class=”captionwhiteMIstyles”>Picture L to R at Medical Council headquarters: Mr Bill Prasifka, Chief Executive, Medical Council; Dr Rita Doyle, President, Medical Council; and Dr Anthony Breslin, Vice-President, Medical Council.