About
Associate members can reside anywhere in the world. To apply, you hold a primary medical qualification and work mainly in child health.
We offer an optional reduced subscription to our journal, Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Associate membership of the RCPCH may be of particular interest to:
- SAS (Specialty and Associate Specialist) doctors
- Clinical Fellows
- Trust Doctors
- Locum Appointment for Training (LAT) doctors
- General Practitioners who have not passed MRCPCH Clinical and work mainly with children, especially if applying for the Diploma of Child Health.
If you are preparing to go into specialist training in the UK and are not in run-through training, you can also register for training. This gives you access to our online tool RCPCH ePortfolio, which records your progression.
You can register for training when you apply for membership. If you already have Associate membership and would like to add training, please contact our Training Services team on training.services@rcpch.ac.uk.
Membership and training fees
| Membership / training | Annual fee 2019 | Monthly fee via Direct Debit (UK bank accounts only) 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Membership | ||
| Associate membership + Archives of Disease in Childhood | £349 | £29.08 |
| Associate membership only | £249 | £20.75 |
| Associate membership + Archives of Disease in Childhood | £166 | £13.83 |
| Associate membership only | £66 | £5.50 |
| Training | ||
| Training fee | £112 | £9.33 |
| Training fee Less than full time training | £69 | £5.75 |
Additional fees charged for UK members:
- Overseas levy - 4% of membership subscription fee
- Visiting fellows levy - £5
Benefits
Membership offers the following benefits:
- quarterly newsletter
- discounted fees for RCPCH Conference and other events
- listing on online member directory
- option to receive regular email news bulletins
- use of the members' room in RCPCH London
- representation on Council
- regional support
- continuing professional development (CPD) tools and advice (£205 to non-members)
- option to subscribe to the College journal, Archives of Disease in Childhood, for £100 (cost to non members £409)
- the innovative Paediatric Care Online resource, including Child Protection Companion
Requirements
You must be working as a medical practitioner, with at least 50% of your work related to child health.
Associate membership may be of particular interest to Staff, Associate Specialist and Specialty (SAS) Doctors, Clinical Fellows, Trust Doctors, Locums and General Practitioners (GPs) who work mainly with children, especially if applying for the Diploma of Child Health.
Application timeline
Associate members are admitted on a monthly basis. Applications received by the 8th of each month will be considered for commencement of membership from the 1st of the following month.
Please ensure you read the membership bye-laws and regulations before applying.
Contact
For more information or help, contact us on membership@rcpch.ac.uk.