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About the clinic
A specialist service, clinically led.
The Appraisal Clinic was founded by its Medical Director, Dr Rahil Kassamali, to take the stress and admin out of appraisal and revalidation for GMC-registered doctors abroad: one point of contact, organised around your time zone.
Founder and Medical Director
Dr Rahil Kassamali
BSc (Hons) MBChB FRCR EBIR
Medical Director · Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Dr Rahil Kassamali is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist and is an experienced GMC appraiser of eight years. He studied medicine at the University of Birmingham, completed Academic Foundation Training and radiology specialty training in the West Midlands, and undertook an interventional radiology fellowship in Melbourne, Australia.
He returned to the UK as a Consultant Interventional Radiologist at University Hospitals Birmingham, where he was also Deputy Clinical Service Lead for Interventional Radiology and a Royal College of Radiologists College Tutor. Since 2020 he has been working as a consultant in Qatar, and he remains a Senior Lecturer at Aston Medical School.
Since 2023 Rahil has been Medical Appraisal Lead for a national radiology provider, and he has completed NHS Responsible Officer training. As a UK-registered doctor practising abroad himself, he understands first-hand what keeping your GMC requirements in order from overseas involves. He founded The Appraisal Clinic to offer doctors abroad calm, personal and expert support. As Medical Director, he sets the clinical and quality standards for the clinic and for every appraiser who works with us.
| GMC number | GMC 7038841 (view on the GMC register, opens in a new tab) |
| Qualifications | BSc (Hons), MBChB, FRCR, EBIR |
| Appraisal | Experienced GMC appraiser (eight years); Medical Appraisal Lead for a national radiology provider since 2023; NHS Responsible Officer training completed |
Our appraisers
Experienced appraisers, one clinical standard.
Every appraiser who works with The Appraisal Clinic is GMC-registered and licensed, trained in appraisal and meets the GMC's criteria for appraising doctors without a UK connection.
Each works to the standards set by our Medical Director, so your appraisal is consistent, thorough and fair, whoever conducts it.
How we work
Principles that save you time and worry
Clarity
Plain English about your GMC route, your options and their costs, before you commit.
Honesty
If you don't need a licence, or a package, we'll say so. We never promise outcomes that rest with others.
Discretion
Confidential by default. No patient-identifiable information, ever.
Your time
Arranged around your time zone and your working week, with defined reply times.
Governance
Independent and accountable
The Appraisal Clinic is independent of the GMC. Connection and revalidation decisions rest with Responsible Officers and the GMC. We follow GMC guidance on appraisal and revalidation, and where it matters we link to the GMC's own wording.
- Complaints procedure (being finalised)
- Privacy notice (being finalised)
- The Appraisal Clinic is a trading name of RHK Medical Limited, registered in England and Wales, company number 07134401. Registered office: Prospect House, 50 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9DT, United Kingdom.
- RHK Medical Limited is the data controller and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). ICO registration number: ZC292897.
Take appraisal admin off your plate.
It starts with a free 20-minute video call. Tell us where you practise and when your appraisal is due; we'll explain your GMC route in plain English and recommend the simplest support that fits. From there, we do the organising.
Free and without obligation · Booked in your own time zone · Fixed prices from £650 · Written guarantees