HEI Representative | Academic Board

Higher Education Institution (HEI) Representative

Academic Board reports to Council

Three years, October 2024

The Higher Education Institution Representative would be expected to:

• Provide advice on the overall RCOG academic policies and initiatives.
• Arranging the Clinical Research Skills Conference scientific content

• Academic Board
• Academic Leads in Universities

The Academic Board meets three times a year at the RCOG.

It is likely that the role will involve some work between meetings by email or teleconference.

Role is evaluated every three years.

Essential

• Minimum of reader or associate professor employed by UK-based HEI

Essential

• Clinical and/or scientific knowledge related to obstetrics and gynaecology

• Good communication skills
• The ability to liaise effectively with College Officers and Postgraduate Deans

The 2019 RCOG CPD Guide can be found here.

Committee Chair/Member/Course Convenors and Organisers

If within your committee role or work as course convenor or organiser you gain knowledge which enhances patient care or leadership and technical skills (including for example, giving presentations, teaching sessions or mock examining) credits can be claimed as an ‘Experiential Learning Event’.

Reflection is required to claim credits for an Experiential Learning Event. 2 CPD credits are claimable following reflection. In addition 1 or 2 credits are claimable for an action following the learning (1 credit for a simple action, 2 credits for a complex action). To claim credits for an action, the individual needs to demonstrate how they have applied their learning to their practice, the service they provide and/or the potential impact of the learning.

To promote and safeguard all aspects of academic obstetrics and gynaecology including research and research training, undergraduate and postgraduate training and the nature of academic jobs and training, particularly in relation to recruitment and retention.

To maintain an overview of RCOGs academic strategies, curricula, policies and procedures pertaining to the following:

1. Research;
2. Undergraduate teaching and learning;
3. Postgraduate academic training.

To maintain an overview of the work of RCOG Research by receipt of

1. The Minutes of all meetings of RCOG Research and 
2. Annual report on the work of RCOG Research in the preceding 12 months.

All members have a responsibility to report routinely to the Board on their own areas of activity. Additionally to this, all members have a collective decision making and advisory responsibility in relation to the activity reported from others. Therefore, it is expected that all Academic Board members are committed to attend, at least two out of the total three meetings per year. Should clinical members require a letter from the College to secure time out of their clinical work in advance of the year ahead, this can be provided.

The following quorate attendance is required in order for a decision to be passed by the Academic Board:

Either the Chair or Vice Chair in attendance:

Academic board Chair

Vice President, Membership (Vice Chair)

AND a majority of the Academic Board Members in attendance (no less than 5/8)

AND either of the following senior members of staff in attendance:

Executive Director, Education

Director, Clinical Quality

Three times a year

The Academic Board reports through the Chair to Council and by the submission of minutes.

The Committee is serviced by a Committee secretary from Clinical Quality.

The Board membership includes:

• Chair
• Undergraduate Lead
• Postgraduate Lead
• Chair, RCOG Research
• Higher Education Institution Representative (1)
• Higher Education Institution Representative (2)
• President, Blair Bell Research Society
• National Clinical Research Network Lead
• SEAC Representative
• SAS/LED representative
• UKARCOG Chair Representative
• Trainees’ Representative
• British Undergraduate Society for O&G (BUSOG) Representative
• Vice President, UK Membership
• Executive Director, Education and Quality
• Head, Specialty Training and Education
• Director, Education
• Director, Clinical Quality
• Clinical Quality Administrator 

Observers:

• Wellbeing of Women Research Advisory Committee
• Clinical Lead for Reproductive Health and Childbirth for NHS Research Scotland