The Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra has granted an injunction restraining the Medical and Dental Council (MDC) from administering its newly introduced Common Registration Examination (CRE), which was scheduled for today, Thursday, 22 October 2026.
The legal action, brought jointly by the Federation of Ghana Medical Students’ Associations (FGMSA) and affected graduating medical and dental students, follows months of unsuccessful dialogue with the regulatory body regarding the test’s implementation, timing, and structure.
Speaking on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM’s news programme Nyankonton Mu Nsem, FGMSA executive representative King Awart explained that student leaders exhausted all administrative avenues before turning to the judiciary as a last resort to protect graduates.
He noted that the newly mandated assessment, intended to standardise provisional registration for both locally and internationally trained doctors, was introduced with insufficient notice, unclear syllabus alignment, and frameworks that threaten to delay housemanship placements across public health facilities.
In an official statement issued on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the FGMSA National Executive Council reaffirmed its commitment to due process and student welfare, while advising members, media, and the general public to avoid speculation now that the matter is sub judice.
The CRE will remain on hold until the High Court hears substantive arguments from both legal teams and issues a final ruling.
“FGMSA remains committed to constructive engagement, fairness, due process, and the protection of students’ legitimate interests within Ghana’s medical and dental education system,” the statement affirmed.
With the matter now sub judice, the association urged its members, the media, and the public to refrain from public speculation that could compromise the legal proceedings.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
