Trainees' Committee elections: Nominations for regional representatives

Nominations processes for vacancies on the RCOG Trainees' Committee

We are currently looking for two representatives for the following regions, to sit on the RCOG National Trainees’ Committee, commencing May and September 2022:

• North East (May 2022)
• West Midlands (September 2022)

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 (both linked below) and submit your nomination form by Tuesday 26 April 2022.

• Trainees’ Committee including remit, constitution, membership and meeting dates
• Trainees Committee Regional Representative role description (PDF)

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, Part 1 MRCOG and is on the Trainees’ Register
• Has a minimum of two calendar years training remaining in respect of their projected certificate of completion of training (CCT) date

Nominators must be:

• Trainee who has subscribed to the Trainees’ Register, and/or
• Post-MRCOG but not yet appointed to a consultant post.

Eligibility to vote

All trainees holding a National Training Number (NTN) in the North East and West Midlands 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 the close of nominations on Wednesday 26 April 2022.

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 of North East and West Midlands regional representatives is as follows:

Contact

For further information please email: SpecialtyTrainingCCT@rcog.org.uk