Get involved
Get involved
Your College thrives because of its strong and active membership. As we are keen to involve you in our work to help shape future strategy, we've created numerous volunteering roles for fellows and members within the College.
Whether you have ten minutes or ten hours a month, or whether you can travel or prefer to engage locally or remotely, there is a role for you. We value your time and support.
Please see below the opportunities you have to get involved.
Below are details for the many opportunities for you to get involved with the College.
You can also find interviews and podcasts from some of our fellows and members who are already involved.
Your opportunities
Volunteer as an AAC Assessor – individuals who have volunteered to act as RCoA representatives on Appointments Advisory Committees.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
Become a Clinical Reviewer for ACSA visits. ACSA is a voluntary scheme for NHS and independent sector organisations that offers quality improvement through peer review.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
The official magazine for members of the College which is published quarterly and distributed to over 18,000 anaesthetists worldwide. Please click on the below link for information on how you can submit an article for consideration.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
- An Insider’s View: experiences in writing and submitting articles – listen to the podcast with Dr Robert Fleming here.
The International Anaesthetist is the College's quarterly e-newsletter sent to our fellows and members based outside of the UK.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
The College welcomes applications from doctors interested in acting as a CPD Assessor. Full support is provided by the College CPD Team and the team also sends each CPD Assessor an annual report detailing the event reviews they have completed, for use in their own CPD portfolios. More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
Put yourself forward as a Country Champion – the main contact in your country of residence through whom the College can disseminate updates of interest, and to whom the College can approach for country specific information.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
The Education Programme and Quality Working Group have been set up to drive and approve the detailed elements of the College’s event programme, as well as the production, coverage and quality of new online content.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
Lead in the design of the programme of a specific College educational event.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
- An Insider's View - Being an Event Clinical Content Lead. Listen to the full podcast interview with Dr Gunjeet Dua here.
Are you involved in new or innovative work in anaesthesia? Would you like the opportunity to share best practice of your work or the work of your department on a national stage? Would you like the opportunity to influence key policy makers and College activity whilst raising your profile? Our event speakers are able to present on a national stage at one of our educational events, webinars, online presentations or podcasts.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
- An Insider's View - Why become an Event Speaker? Listen to the full podcast interview with Professor Helen Higham here.
Find out if you are eligible to become a Primary or Final FRCA examiner and join a warm and welcoming team of professionals dedicated to upholding standards in anaesthetic training.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
Join the Membership Engagement Panel (MEP). The panel is a group of more than 4,500 fellows and members at all career stages who help shape the College's strategy by sharing their thoughts, ideas and experiences by completing regular surveys and attending occasional focus groups.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
This role is endorsed by the RCoA Global Partnerships Department. This role is for a member who is appropriately trained to be responsible for the supervision and management of a named doctor’s educational progress during a training placement in a low or middle income country.
- More information on criteria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
This role is endorsed by the RCoA Global Partnerships Department. The Refugee buddying system is a joint venture between the RCoA, the Association of Anaesthetists and Refuaid.
A refugee buddy will be an anaesthetist, intensivist or pain medicine specialist who will provide informal support to a refugee anaesthetist who wishes to enter UK practice within the NHS in anaesthesia.
- More information on crtieria, responsibilities and how to apply is available here.
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