Consultant General Physician, St. John’s Hospital, Livingston, Scotland, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Associate Post-Graduate Dean, South East Scotland, with responsibility for training in all medical specialities and Paediatrics and Chair of the Medical Specialities Training Board for Scotland.

Dr. Farquhar qualified at the University of Edinburgh in 1979 and subsequently trained in  Edinburgh and Melbourne, Australia. He has a major interest in post-graduate training and education.He is actively involved in all MRCP PACES course related activities locally and in other international centres. He has been involved in both teaching and examining MRCP PACES in the Middle  East, North Africa, India and South East Asia. He is currently the College’s SE Asia Regional  Facilitator and a member of its Examination Committee. He is a PACES examiner and is actively involved in all MRCP PACES related activities locally and in other international centres.