Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Established1928
President
Camilla Kingdon
Address
5–11 Theobald's Road
,
London, WC1
United Kingdom
Members19,000 (2019)
WebsiteRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, often referred to as the RCPCH, is the professional body for

postgraduate training
of paediatricians and conducts the Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) exams. It also awards the Diploma in Child Health (DCH), which is taken by many doctors who plan a career in general practice. Members of the college use the postnominal initials 'MRCPCH' while Fellows use 'FRCPCH'.

History

The United Kingdom's first national group of paediatricians was established in 1928 as the British Paediatric Association or BPA. Its first president was

MRCP(Paeds). The BPA was granted royal college
status in August 1996. The MRCP(Paeds) exam was replaced by the MRCPCH in 1999.

The College's official journal, the Archives of Disease in Childhood, was founded in 1926.[citation needed]

The RCPCH's first home was in Hallam Street, London. On 21 March 2008 the College moved to new premises at 5-11 Theobalds Road, London, where it is still based.[citation needed]

Aims of the College

The RCPCH's stated aim is to 'transform child health through knowledge, innovation and expertise'.[1] In practice it has a number of roles:

  • Postgraduate training for paediatricians: the RCPCH defines the paediatric curriculum, advises
    certificate of completion of training
    (CCT).
  • Running examinations: both the MRCPCH, considered an essential qualification for British paediatricians, and the DCH, a qualification in child health for non-paediatricians.
  • Provides courses and e-learning resources.
  • Campaigns to improve child health nationally and globally.
  • Organises research conferences, notably the RCPCH Annual Conference.
  • Publishes the Archives of Disease in Childhood, a peer-reviewed journal of paediatrics.
  • Develops clinical guidelines and standards.

The college works closely with other bodies, including the

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), children's charities and the other medical royal colleges.[citation needed
]

Fellowship

Senior doctors who have completed paediatric training can apply for Fellowship of the RCPCH, after which they can use the letters FRCPCH.

Coat of arms

The

Thomas Phaire, whose Boke of Chyldren from 1545 was the first book on paediatrics in English. The crest is a baby, taken from the arms of the Foundling Hospital in Coram's Fields
.

List of presidents of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

The President is the elected head of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

British Paediatric Association

Start date End date President Notes
1926 George Frederic Still first president of the BPA
1935 Albert Ernest Naish
James Holmes Hutchison
1965 Richard Ellis
1968 1969 Alfred White Franklin
1973 1976 Donald Court
Otto Herbert Wolff
1988 1991 June Lloyd first female president of the BPA
1991 1994 David Hull
1994 1996 Roy Meadow Disgraced by his misuse of statistics

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Start date End date President Notes
1996 1997 Roy Meadow first president of the RCPCH
1997 1999 David Baum [Wikidata] died in office
1999 2003 David Hall
2003 2006 Alan Craft supported Roy Meadow[2]
2006 2009 Patricia Hamilton [Wikidata] first female president of the RCPCH
2009 2012 Terence Stephenson
2012 2015 Hilary Cass
2015 2018 Neena Modi [3]
2018 2021 Russell Viner

References

  1. ^ RCPCH website http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/what-we-do
  2. PMID 16037430
    . Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Professor Neena Modi becomes President of the RCPCH". Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

External links

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