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CEM - Committee structure



The College has a number of standing committees through which it carries out it's work. The basic structure can be seen here and more detail on individual committees is available through the relevant sections of the website.

THE ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE COLLEGE

 

OFFICERS

President, President Elect (or Immediate past president(s)), Vice-President(s), Registrar, Treasurer, Dean

 

COUNCIL

Officers, Chairs of committees, Elected representatives - England 10; Scotland 1; Wales 1; NI 1; Ireland 1

Chair of the CCSC EM Sub-Committee

Trainees Rep, Staff Grade and Associate Specialists Rep

Reps from RCP, RPCPEd, RCS&P Glas, RCA, RCSEng, RCSEd, Faculty of PHIC

Faculty EN

Lay member

 

Executive

(Chair – President) + Officers, College Secretary

 

Overarching “executive group” developing strategy, liaison with major outside bodies, external affairs (GMC, DoH, other Colleges), bringing together the work of the College, financial control, requests for advice on doctors.

 

Education, Examination and CPD

(Chair – Dean)  To design, update, stage and quality assure the examinations process. To oversee any educational research into the exams process. curriculum, training courses, textbook, e-learning, etc

 

Fellowship and Membership

Review of applications for membership and recommendations to the Council for election to membership

 

Research and Publications

Research, publications, prizes, web site, EMJ, Newsletter, conferences, College Professors, advise on placements of trainee academic posts

 

Corporate governance

Assuring admin functions, financial governance, HR issues 

 

Training Standards Committee

Quality control and admin of training posts and training sites, advising individuals on their training requirements for CCT, recommending of individuals to PMETB for CCT, assessing the equivalence of training and experience overseas doctors and UK NCCG and making recommendations to PMETB for CCT, central co-ordination of the RITA process, managing on behalf of GMC sponsored overseas SpR trainees, developing guidelines and assessment of competency based training

 

Clinical Effectiveness Committee

Clinical guidelines, Advice on NHS IT, Advice on PbR, College Audits,  dissemination of information – eg DoH alerts, audits and incidents

 

Professional Standards Committee

Chair- Vice president clinical - A new committee to advise on service standards and professional standards

 

International Committee

Chair- Vice President Academic - International Federation, EuSEM, External Examinations (with the Dean)

 

EMTA

Representing trainees, assisting the College on training and education, and organising trainee conference.

 

FASSGEM

Representing SAS doctors, advising the College on matters of training, education and CPD for this group. Advising on professional standards.

 

Regional Boards

The chair will be elected from the fellowship and membership of the region and will sit on the Council. Responsible for leading EM in that area and providing advice to Trusts and Commissioners, advice to members.

 

National Boards for Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Wales

Chair (elected), head(s) of training, trainee rep, NCCG rep. Responsible for leading EM in that country and providing advice to Health departments and hospitals, advice to members.

 

Lay Group

Chaired by lay representative on Council consists of officers and lay reps to committees.

 



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