Remit
Reporting structure
The RCOG eLearning, Core Knowledge Editorial Board reports to the Education Board.
Objectives
Roles
A Core Knowledge Editorial Board member has two main roles:
- To be responsible from a clinical perspective for the content and quality assurance of Core Knowledge courses, ensuring that the content remains up-to-date and current (through clinical author updates, peer-review and consultant sign-off).
- To make suggestions about how the Core Knowledge courses could be enhanced and developed.
Terms of appointment
- Board members are appointed for a term of three years.
- Board members meet three times a year over Microsoft Teams.
Working practices – RCOG Learning
- Each board member is assigned responsibility for approximately 10 RCOG Learning Core knowledge courses. This responsibility is shared with another clinician.
- The board members are responsible from a clinical perspective for the content and quality assurance of their assigned Core Knowledge courses, ensuring that the content remains up-to-date and current.
- When a new guideline has been published, the board member responsible for the course is required to make these updates, or find an appropriate clinician to undertake this task.
- Editorial Board members should review each course within their module at least annually, or more frequently if required; for example if new guidelines are published that affect the content of the course.
- The board member should act as a point of contact for user queries on the clinical content/feedback on the courses for which they are responsible.
Working practices – future project development
- To work with the Education Resources Adviser and internal college team to ensure that the Core Knowledge courses support delivery of the RCOG core curriculum and help to make any required changes or commission new resources if the curriculum changes.
- They are also expected to make suggestions about how the Core Knowledge courses could be enhanced and developed and to provide feedback on new digital initiatives that the College may be considering launching.
Reporting
- The Board members report to the Editors-in-Chiefs of the Board
- In case of dispute, the opinion of the Editors-in-Chiefs, is final
Advocacy
Board members are expected to act as advocates for the Core Knowledge courses and help to raise awareness of RCOG Learning resources in the obstetrics and gynaecology community.