Trainees' Committee elections: Nominations for regional representatives

We are currently looking new representatives from the below regions to sit on the RCOG National Trainees’ Committee. The term will be for two years, please see relevant dates below.

Nominations for the following regions will open on Monday 3 March 2025

• Thames Valley (start date 14 April 2025)
• London South (start date 26 April 2025)
• Scotland North South East (start date 26 April 2025)
• Scotland West (start date 26 April 2025)
• South West Peninsula (start date 26 April 2025)
• Wessex (start date 26 April 2025)
• Yorkshire and Humber (start date 26 April 2025)
• East Midlands (start date 4 May 2025)
• Northern Ireland (start date 4 May 2025)
• Wales (start date 10 May 2025)

The representatives will be selected via a regional election process following a three-week nomination period.

If you are interested in applying, please read the constitution of the Trainees’ Committee and the role description for regional representatives and submit your nomination form by Friday 14 March 2025.

Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for trainees who wish to stand for the Trainees’ Committee elections, or to nominate candidates, are as follows:

Standing candidates must:

• Be a trainee from the relevant region who has an NTN and MRCOG Part 1
• Have a minimum of two calendar years training remaining in respect of their projected certificate of completion of training (CCT) date

Nominator – please note that candidates must have two nominators:

• Trainee who has subscribed to the Trainees’ Register OR
• Is post-MRCOG but not yet appointed to a consultant post

Eligibility to vote

All trainees holding a National Training Number (NTN) in the relevant regions will be eligible to vote for one of their regional standing candidates.

ePortfolio data

The election process is supported by the data in your ePortfolio. It is essential to ensure that your details are up to date on your account by Friday 14 March 2025.

Please ensure the following are up to date in your ePortfolio:

1. Current post
2. Email address
3. Training region
4. National Training Number (NTN)
5. College number

Timeline

Full timeline for the election process for the regional representatives is as follows:

Contact

For further information please email: traineesregister@RCOG.ORG.UK