Undergraduate Lead | Academic Board

Undergraduate Lead

Academic Board reports to Council

Three year appointment

Background information

The purpose of the Academic Board is to promote and safeguard all aspects of academic obstetrics and gynaecology including research and training.

The Board

Maintains and overviews RCOG’s academic strategies, curricula, policies and procedures pertaining to the following:

1. Research
2. Undergraduate education
3. Postgraduate academic training

1. Establish and maintain e-based communication network with undergraduate education leads for O&G in each Higher Education Institution (HEI) across the UK
2. Review format/content of O&G curricula across HEIs in the UK with emphasis on implementation and impact of RCOG undergraduate O&G curriculum
3. Review recruitment rates into the specialty and determine what factors influence recruitment in undergraduate (+/- foundation programme) education
4. Work with stakeholders (e.g. British Society of Undergraduates in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BSUOG)) to develop ways of optimising recruitment into the specialty
5. Contribute to development of Annual Academic Meeting (in collaboration with other stakeholders including Blair Bell Research Society)

• Academic Board
• Undergraduate Leads
• BUSOG - British Undergraduate Society of O&G

Flexible

This role reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop the role description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

The role description will be re-evaluated at the end of the term

Essential

• MRCOG/FRCOG
• Registered with a licence to practice with GMC, in good standing
• Substantive consultant in obstetrics and/or gynaecology in UK NHS Practice
• Evidence of annual appraisal
• At least one fully completed CPD cycle
• Evidence of equal opportunities and diversity training within previous three years
• Have an academic role as part of their substantive post

The Undergraduate Lead on the Academic Board must have experience in managing undergraduate education (eg. at specialty lead, module lead or programme lead level)

• Good communication skills
• The ability to liaise with College Officers, Postgraduate Deans, Heads of Schools, undergraduate leads, undergraduates and others concerned with undergraduate education
• An enthusiasm for undergraduate education and its support through appropriate representation and meetings and the time commitment

Information about the RCOG CPD Framework 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’.

CPD users can now freely select and record the number of credits for all their CPD activities. For Experiential Learning Events, a Reflection is required to claim the selected credits. In addition, 1 or 2 credits can be claimed 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.

For those who prefer to follow RCOG recommendations, the CPD Framework still provides a suggested number of credits that can be claimed for different CPD activities.

Further information can be found in the RCOG CPD Framework document.

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

The Academic Board shall meet at least three times each year, with at least one meeting being in person.

The Academic Board shall provide minutes to Council from each meeting on the nature and content of its discussion, recommendations and action to be taken. 

The administrator for Clinical Quality or their nominee shall act as the secretary of the Academic Board and will ensure that information and papers are received in a timely manner to enable full and proper consideration to be given to the issues.

The secretary shall minute the proceedings and resolutions of all meetings, including the names of those present and in attendance.

Draft minutes shall be circulated to all members of the board.

Approved/draft minutes will be circulated to Council.

Sherelle Kenton-O’meally

• Vice President, Academic and Strategy (Chair)
• Postgraduate Lead
• Undergraduate Lead
• Higher Education Institution Representative (1)
• Higher Education Institution Representative (2)
• President, Blair Bell Research Society
• NIHR Clinical Research Network Lead
• SAS/LED representative
• UKARCOG Chair
• BUSOG Chair
• Trainee Representative
• Genomics co-chair
• Devolved Nations Representative, Scotland
• Devolved Nations Representative, Wales
• Devolved Nations Representative, Northern Ireland
• RCOG Research Chair
• Research Delivery lead
• Research Engagement lead
• Research Priority Domain lead
• Executive Director, Education and Quality
• Director, Clinical Quality
• Executive Director, Membership, Global and Governance
• CEO, RCOG
• Head of Clinical Quality Projects
• Chair, Research Advisory Committee Wellbeing of Women
• PPIE representative
• Clinical Quality Administrator 

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 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.