COMMITTEE/HONORARY APPOINTMENT

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Role Title / DRCOG Sub-Committee Member/Fellow Representative
Reporting to /
  • The Chair of the DRCOG MRCOG Sub-Committee, RCOG
  • The Chair of the Examination and Assessment Committee, RCOG
  • Education Board, RCOG
  • President and Council, RCOG

Duration and Dates of Appointment / 3 year term (reviewed annually)
Main Responsibilities
DRCOG Sub-committee members will be expected to:
Attend committee meetings regularly. If two meetings in succession are missed, the Sub-committee member must write to the Sub-committee Chair to explain their absence, and they may be dropped from the Sub-committee at the Chair’s discretion.
Produce new questions prior to the meeting and submit them to the Chair in advance of the meeting
Review the performance of the questions following the examinations
Edit questions in committee or review other members’ questions prior to meetings
Be involved in the blueprinting of the Examination and its sub-sections
Be involved in training sessions for themselves or new examiners, as required
Recommend books and references for use by the Sub-committee in formulating new questions
Time Commitment
There will be four committee meetings a year, of which members will attend at least three.
Members will also be available to assist at two DRCOG examinations each year at the various regional centres.
Evaluation of the Role and Succession Planning
Membership of the DRCOG Sub-committee should reflect those special interests relevant to women’s health and primary care, including reproductive health/family planning.
This role reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop the role description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder. The role description will be re-evaluated at the end of the term.
Membership will be allocated by geographical location and special interest in order to maintain an appropriate balance for the Committee.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications / Training
Essential
  • MRCOG/FRCOG or MRCGP for GP sub-committee members
  • Registered with a licence to practice with GMC, in good standing
  • Substantive consultant in Obstetrics &/or Gynaecology or General Practitioner in UK NHS Practicefor at least 3 years
  • Generalist with a special interest, or specialist with broad-based generalist background.
  • Involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and assessment.
  • Demonstration of involvement in personal CPD
Desirable
  • Active or previous participation in assessment and writing of relevant types of examination questions

Key Skills / Attributes

Essential
  • Able to maintain confidentiality and security.
Desirable
  • Current or previous MRCOG examiner
  • Previous membership of an RCOG Examination Sub-committee
  • Punctuality and ability to complete tasks by prescribed deadlines
  • Ability to attend all meetings, the dates of which should be published one year in advance

Appendix One

CPD Information

The RCOG CPD Guide can be found here:

Committee Chair/Member

CPD credits are not claimable for the role of Chair or Committee member. However, if within your Committee role you gain knowledge which enhances patient care or leadership and technical skills, credits could be claimed under reflective learning.

Each individual doctor is best placed to decide on the most suitable educational activities to meet their own needs. We ask doctors to make a judgement on the value of a particular activity and to claim credits only for the educationally useful element of such activity. The rate of claim is normally 1 credit per educationally useful hour achieved, unless otherwise stated.

Committee members examining, setting exam questions, editing journals, publishing papers or giving formal presentations can claim CPD credits and should refer to the CPD guide for further information.

October 2017

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