Education Board

Meeting dates (10:00 start)

2020

• 6 March 2020
• 17 July 2020
• 6 November 2020

Remit

Reporting committees

The following committees report to Education Board:

• Education Quality Assurance Committee
• Equivalence Group
• Examination and Assessment Committee
• Professional Development Committee
• Specialty Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
• StratOG Editorial Board
• Trainees’ Committee
   

Reporting mechanism

The Board reports to Council generally, and also reports to the Finance and General Purposes Committee on matters with financial and resource implications.
 

Objectives

• To develop, maintain and monitor the College’s strategy for education (PDF, 333 kb) ensuring that it is aligned to the College’s overall strategy
• To be responsible for the College’s standards in O&G postgraduate education and training, such as curricula, assessment and quality assurance measures
• To oversee the continuing development of valid, fair and appropriate College examination processes
• To facilitate the initiation and development of eLearning packages and related education initiatives as generic resources to support structured training and CPD
• To co-ordinate and facilitate the development of specialist education, training and assessment in the widest sense, in accordance with the College curricula
• To work with the Global Health Board to promote education and lifelong learning in UK and overseas
• To oversee the scrutiny of all education related products and activities so as to provide assurance as to the high quality of the RCOG brand
• To monitor, take cognisance of and respond to the General Medical Council and other education or health regulatory bodies.
   

Function

The Board has executive and decision-making authority and will ratify the decisions of reporting Committees and Groups. The Board Minutes are presented at Council with major items as “starred” for discussion and ratification.
 

Membership

Chair

• Professor Janice Rymer FRCOG – Vice President, Education
   

Members