Categories of membership

The College has over 13,500 members, the majority of whom are paediatricians or child health professionals based in the UK, though we have do have an expanding number of members and fellows who live overseas.

The Member Services team is happy to answer any questions you have regarding the membership categories and applications. Please contact them by email, by telephoning 020 7092 6060, or by post: RCPCH, 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH.

As well as the seven types of membership for medical doctors we run Affiliate schemes for:

1. Junior

a) Ordinary via examination

• passed MRCP(UK) part II in Paediatrics exam OR
• passed MRCPCH clinical exam
• admitted monthly, deadline for applications 14th of each month

b) by election

 a) by entry on GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics

• holds a substantive non training post and is on the GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics
• admitted monthly, deadline for applications 14th of each month

 b) by election

• holds a substantive non-training post and has completed specialist training and has distinction  
• applicants for Fellowship by election need two Fellows to propose them, one of whom must be resident in the UK or Ireland
• admitted three times per year via Council

 4. Associate (by election)

• registered medical practitioners who make a significant contribution to paediatrics or child health
• admitted monthly deadline for application 14th of each month

 5. and 6. Senior Fellow/Senior Member 

• Fellow or Member permanently retired 
• admitted within a week of receipt of application

 7. Honorary Fellow (by election)

• those who have made an outstanding contribution to the objects of the College and whom the College wish to honor
• admitted once a year via Council, for more information please email Joseph Callanan

 The affiliate types are:

1. Medical Student Affiliates

• medical students resident in the UK
• admitted within a week of receipt of application

2. Foundation Doctor Affiliates

• foundation doctors resident in the UK
• admitted within a week of receipt of application

3.   Affiliates

• working in Child Health but not a medical doctor (eg Paediatric Nurse, Social Worker etc) or other UK residents with an interest in child health who are not eligible for any of the other categories of membership.
• admitted within a week of reciept of application