Fellow | RCPCH

Fellowship is the pinnacle of RCPCH membership - it recognises practitioners who have competed their specialist training and celebrates their contribution to paediatrics and child health.

If you are working in a substantive, non-training post, you can apply for Fellowship:

via registration - if you are on the General Medical Council (GMC) or Irish Medical Council (IMC) Specialist Registers for Paediatrics
via election - if you are not on the GMC or IMC specialist register in paediatrics but have achieved distinction, such as several first-named articles in international peer reviewed journals or national service development leadership roles.

Volunteering opportunity

Less Than Full Time Training Advisors Network regional representatives - volunteering opportunities

Closing date

16 February 2026

Representatives on this network advise trainees and raise LTFT training issues within their region. We now have vacancies for regional representatives in England and Scotland.

Paediatric training

Workforce

Volunteering opportunity

Training and Quality Board - volunteering opportunities

Closing date

16 February 2026

We are seeking an Officer for Training and Quality, Assistant Officer for Training and Quality and Members of the Training and Quality Board. This Board oversees the College's strategy and operations of the paediatric specialty training programme, including the curriculum and assessments, as well as...

Examinations

Paediatric training

Progress+

Volunteering opportunity

Invited Reviews Programme Board (IRPB) - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

16 February 2026

Our Invited Reviews Programme provides a clinically-led expert and independent peer review service to healthcare organisations, assuring patient safety and improving and sustaining the quality of care. We're recruiting a doctor peer reviewer representative.

Invited reviews

News

We can still make a difference - President's blog

8 September 2022

Camilla reflects on a tricky summer and how even small things can make a difference. There is news on fitness to practice determinations and College advocacy on this issue, as well as updates on Officer positions at the College.

Resource

Progress+ implementation plan - what clinical directors need to know

Progress+ is our updated, two-level training programme, live as of summer 2023. This implementation plan for clinical directors and leads summarises the key issues and opportunities for the delivery and organisation of training, including rota availability. It's available as a document and as presen...

Service design

Service planning

Volunteering opportunity

CSACs - volunteering opportunities

Closing date

16 February 2026

The College Specialty Advisory Committees (CSACs) supervise the development and delivery of sub-specialty training. We have vacancies in allergy, immunology and infectious diseases, hepatology, nephrology, neurodisability, oncology and rheumatology.

Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training

News

Heading into the summer break – President’s blog

30 July 2021

Our latest admissions ceremony for new Fellows, members and award winners was a feast of talent and pride, says Camilla. She also introduces two important annual reports just published, on race equality and on the experiences of trainees and trainers.

News

Officer for Ireland message - June 2021

21 June 2021

Dr Ray Nethercott sets out some key observations on the Northern Ireland policy landscape; the recently published NI Executive Child poverty Strategy report and; the next steps the College are taking to respond to the ongoing Department of Health's consultation, Duty of Candour and Being Open.

Resource

MRCPCH Examiners and Senior Examiners - portal

This page is a resource for MRCPCH Examiners and Senior Examiners. From this page you will be able to access the documents and resources relevant to each of these roles. Please scroll down to the relevant section. Note: As the below links are restricted to current examiners and senior examiners,...

Examinations

News

We've updated our application for Fellowship by election

6 April 2020

If you're applying for RCPCH Fellowship via this route, you'll need to demonstrate how you've achieved distinction in paediatrics. We've updated our list of examples of distinction, and have a new form for you to record these.