Education, exams and professional development

We are seeking new Portfolio Pathway Advisors to join the Portfolio Pathway Advisory Group. In order to ensure a wide spread of expertise and knowledge, we are particularly seeking UK trained doctors to join the group, but all appropriate applications welcome.

The MTI Committee is responsible for overseeing the educational standards and quality assurance of the MTI Scheme. We are looking for UK Fellows/Members to become the Chair to identify appropriate training placements for MTI trainees and promote and develop the scheme.

The MTI Committee is responsible for overseeing the educational standards and quality assurance of the MTI Scheme. We are looking for UK Fellows/Members to become the Vice Chair to liaise with the Chair to fulfill their responsibilities to identify appropriate training placements for MTI trainees and promote and develop the scheme.

The International Education Committee (IEC) is responsible for overseeing the educational standards and quality assurance of the International Accreditation and International Educational programmes. We are looking for two UK Fellows/Members to become Advisors on the Committee.

The International Accreditation Officer will oversee the educational standards and quality assurance of Accreditation and International Educational programmes among other responsibilities. We are looking for two UK Fellows/Members to become Officers on the Committee.

Responsibilities include representing O&G trainees at Council, supporting the NTC Chair and representing the NTC on various internal and external committees and boards. RCOG trainees who have an NTN and MRCOG Part 1 and have a minimum of two calendar years remaining from their projected CCT date are eligible to apply for this position. 

The Curriculum Committee is responsible for the regular and systematic review of all modules of the core, advanced, subspecialty and academic specialty curricula. We are looking for UK Fellows/Members to apply for the Vice Chair position.

Responsibilities of committee members include monitoring criteria and procedures for subspecialty training appointments in urogynaecology, reviewing subspecialty training centre approvals and more. UK Fellows/Members can apply for this position.

The Specialty Education Advisory Committee is responsible for the content, structure and delivery of the Specialty Training Programme and advises on the eligibility of doctors for the award of the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). UK Fellows/Members can apply to become an Advisor on the Committee.

We are looking for Trainees in modules for subfertility and sexual and reproductive health, maternal medicine, surgery and postoperative care, and urogynaecology and pelvic floor problems. UK Trainees and SAS and LE doctors at ST1-ST7 or equivalent level are eligible to apply.

The Editorial Board for eLearning Core Knowledge is responsible for the content and quality assurance of the 98 Core Knowledge eCourses. There are two modules that will need to be replaced in 2026: Urogynaecology and pelvic floor problems and Subfertility and sexual and reproductive health. UK Fellows/Members/Associates at Consultant level or senior SAS doctors are eligible to apply.

The TOG Editorial Board are particularly looking for Associate Editors with expertise in reproductive medicine, maternal/fetal medicine, urogynaecology and anaesthetics. You must be a consultant or equivalent in women’s health to apply for this position. We welcome applications from SAS/LE doctors.

The Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TOG fulfils the role of Associate Editor, with the additional responsibility of more closely supporting the Editor-in-Chief in contributing to and assisting with implementing TOG’s editorial strategy, editorial procedures and policies. You must be a consultant or equivalent in women’s health to apply for this position. We welcome applications from SAS/LE doctors.

We are looking for ten Representatives to join our Committee and we encourage UK Fellows/Members to apply. Responsibilities include setting the questions and providing relevant question material for the MRCOG Part 3 Clinical Assessment. 

Support the delivery of the MRCOG Part 3 exam. This involves assessing candidates’ ability to apply core clinical and communication skills in the context of the knowledge, attitudes and competencies defined in the curriculum. We are currently not accepting UK based applications, only international. This will be reviewed in 2026.

This Committee is responsible for setting the questions and providing relevant question material for the MRCOG Part 3 Clinical Assessment. We are looking for four Representatives to join. Non-members are eligible to apply, but must reside in the UK.

The MRCOG Part 3 exam aims to assess candidates’ ability to apply core clinical and communication skills. Lay examiners are non-medically qualified individuals with no previous medical or clinical training. They will assess the areas of Communication, Patient Safety and Information Gathering from the perspective of the patient. We welcome applications from the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities of the MRCOG Part 2 EMQ Sub-Committee Chair include chairing committee meetings, supervising the production of new questions, producing a blueprinted examination twice a year and reviewing the performance of questions following examinations. UK Fellows and Members are eligible to apply.

MRCOG Part 2 EMQ Sub-Committee members attend committee meetings, produce new questions and review the performance of questions following examinations. We are looking for UK Fellows/Members to apply to fill nine Representative positions.

Responsibilities of the MRCOG Part 2 SBA Sub-Committee Chair include chairing committee meetings, supervising the production of new questions, producing a blueprinted examination twice a year and reviewing the performance of questions following examinations. UK Fellows and Members are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities of the MRCOG Part 2 SBA Sub-Committee members include attending committee meetings, producing new questions and reviewing the performance of questions following examinations. We are looking for UK Fellows/Members to apply to fill seven Representative positions.

The MRCOG Part 1 Sub-Committee is responsible for writing the single best answer (SBA) questions and setting the papers for the MRCOG Part 1 examination which is held twice a year. We are looking to appoint UK Fellows/Members for six Representative positions.

Responsibilities of the DRCOG Sub-Committee members include attending committee meetings, producing and editing questions and reviewing the performance of questions following examinations.  We are looking to appoint five Representatives, for which UK Fellows/Members, MRCGP Members and MFSRH Members are eligible to apply for.

The Quality Assurance Lead of the Examination and Assessment Committee is part of the senior clinical leadership team within examinations at the RCOG and responsible for upholding the high standard of the MRCOG and DRCOG, reviewing all examination papers, reviewing the performance of assessments and developing and implementing QA strategies across the exams. We welcome applications from UK Fellows and Members.

Faculty Members play a vital role in delivering and maintaining one of the College’s most valued training programme, supporting the organisation and delivery of the courses, contributing to ongoing review and improvement and working collaboratively to ensure content reflects updates to the RCOG Curriculum and developments in clinical practice within the specialty. UK Fellows and Members are eligible to apply for this role.

Applications are now being accepted to host NTC 2027. We invite proposals from groups of motivated trainees eager to bring the event to their respective regions.

Application deadline: Monday 2 February 2026, 10am