The College Specialty Advisory Committees supervise the development and delivery of sub-specialty training, and vacancies are in emergency medicine, inherited metabolic medicine and oncology.
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Membership
Milestones magazineYoung people are at the forefront of this special RCPCH &Us edition - as they interview paediatricians about their jobs, meet the Milestones editorial team and tell us about their projects.
Become a memberWe have varied membership types - for medical students and foundation doctors, new trainees and post-MRCPCH doctors, affiliated child health professionals and retired paediatricians. Our questionnaire helps find the best type for you! -
Education and careers
Progress+ is coming soonLive from this summer, Progress+ builds on the current curriculum, and will be flexible and fulfilling. Our FAQs, resources and updates outline what to expect. -
Work we do
Our clinical auditsOur audits aim to improve care and health outcomes for babies, children and young people. They cover neonatal medicine, epilepsy, diabetes, child protection services and PGHAN. -
Resources
Workforce pressures this winterWe continue to call on national governments to support paediatrics and child health - including fully costed, evidence-based strategies on workforce and health inequalities.
How can you increase patient engagement?We deliver guidance on how to involve children and young people, and their families, in strategic decision making. -
Key topics
Climate changeChildren are among the most vulnerable to the health risks of climate change. We’re looking at what we can all do to help combat climate change for the future benefit of children and young people.
GenomicsIt has the potential to change our approaches to healthcare. Our ambitious new programme aims to address unmet need across the sector, in order to improve the health of children and young people. -
News and events
RCPCH Conference 2023 abstractsShare your project work, get constructive feedback and promote yourself, team and institution. The deadline is Monday, 6 February.
Podcast on health inequalitiesChildren living in poverty are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes. Three paediatricians talk about how to open up conversations with families about poverty.
The College’s Invited Reviews programme provides a clinically led peer review and consultancy service to health services, and its board is seeking a Reviewer Member.
This role leads the preparation of our theory exams alongside a staff administrator, and ensures comments and amendments to questions are transferred to the master copies of draft exams.
We're recruiting Regional Representative in East Scotland and West Scotland, responsible for policy development and engaging with external stakeholders and with the wider membership in Scotland.
This committee shares good practice and influence national developments in the design and delivery of health services for children and young people.
Our Ambassadors in the Integrated Care System areas across England advocate locally to improve outcomes for children, young people and the workforce that serves them.
Further volunteering opportunities at RCPCH
There are more ways to get involved with the College's work - from helping to generate scenarios and questions for our exams and assessments to joining our faculty to develop high quality courses.