Fellowship

Fellowship is awarded to consultants or equivalent. It recognises clinical achievement, confers international peer recognition and presents enhanced professional opportunities to contribute to standard-setting and our policy influencing activities.

Benefits include:

Becoming involved in your College

• Represent the College regionally, nationally and internationally
• Contribute to the development of our education programme
• Join the Recently Appointed Consultants’ Committee if you’re a Consultant in the UK
• Nominate suitable colleagues for Fellowship
• Opportunities for Fellows who wish to develop their careers and CVs by becoming MRCP(UK) examiners
• Host local and international sites for webstreaming our Symposia and Evening Medical Updates
• Eligibility to stand, nominate and vote in elections of President, Vice Presidents and Council
• Eligibility to apply for a range of Office Bearer positions
• Eligibility to apply to become an RCPE Regional Adviser in the UK or overseas 

How to receive College Fellowship

The minimum criterion is that of having held a substantive consultant position (or equivalent) for 11 months.  Further guidance is outlined below:

• Curriculum Vitae: Sample Template.  The Fellowship Committee at the RCPE has produced this CV template to assist those being nominated for Fellowship of the College. Candidates for Fellowship may find it useful to base their CVs on this template, as it outlines the areas which are deemed to be of particular importance when a submission is being reviewed by the committee. Candidates are not expected to have experience in all the areas covered in this template.  However, an active and current role in education at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level is expected for potential Fellows.  Proposers are asked to ensure that their candidates' CVs contain details about their teaching role as teaching is a requirement for Fellowship.   The CV should be a maximum of 10 pages, and publications may be added as an annexe if necessary.
   
• ​Candidates who have obtained MRCP(UK), MRCP Edin or MRCPCH who have held a substantive Consultant post or equivalent for at least 11 months may be nominated by an existing Fellow of this College using the online nomination form for Membership candidates.  Please see these guidance notes in relation to the nomination of Membership candidates.  
   
• We recognise the valuable role that UK Associate Consultants and SAS doctors play, and welcome their nomination for Fellowship. Those in the UK (Associate Consultants, Staff and Associate Specialists) holding MRCP (UK) and MRCP (Edin) are eligible for election to Fellowship after a minimum period of 10 years post full registration.
   

• Eminent individuals who do not possess MRCP(UK), MRCP Edin or MRCPCH may be nominated by 2 Fellows of this College.  Please see these guidance notes in relation to non-Membership candidates.
   
• Collegiate Members of the College who have held the MRCP(UK), MRCP Edin or MRCPCH for at least 5 years, and who have also held a substantive Consultant post or equivalent for at least 11 months may apply directly for Fellowship without a proposer (local views may be obtained).  The online Self Nomination Form for Collegiate Members is available here (Members’ log-in required). 

• If you have been a Collegiate Member for 4 years and are elected to Fellowship, you will be eligible for a 50% discount on your first year's Fellowship subscription and a 25% discount on your second year's subscription

• UK subscription rates 2022/2023

• International subscription rates 2022/2023

• Nomination forms for Fellows wishing to nominate doctors for Fellowship and guidance for proposers (Fellows' log-in required)

If you believe you meet the criteria for Fellowship and would be interested in discussing nomination please contact Avril Harries or call 0044 (0)131 247 3650