RCPCH START Committee

This committee sits in the Education and Training division and reports to the Training and Quality Board. It oversees the creation, development and quality assurance of the scenarios for RCPCH START (Specialty Trainee Assessment of Readiness for Tenure).

If you have a question for the START Committee, please contact the Training Services team on training.services@rcpch.ac.uk. We will escalate the query to the START Committee members as needed. 

Committee members

  • Chair - Dr Srinivasarao Babarao
  • Vice Chair, Assessor Training and Development - Dr Tushar Vince
  • Vice President for Training and Assessment - Dr Cathryn Chadwick 
  • RCPCH Officer for Training and Quality - Dr Christine Pierce
  • Trainee Representative for Assessments - Dr Sarah Hallett
  • Committee member - Dr Giles Armstrong
  • Committee member - Dr Saurabh Patwardhan
  • Committee member - Dr Sarah McCullough
  • Committee member - Dr Maw Tan