As part of our ongoing approach to improving the benefits of College membership, we are pleased to offer a significant discount in annual subscription rates for eligible Collegiate Members who are consultants and wish to progress to Fellowship.

As of 1 February 2010 Collegiate Members of 4 years’ standing who are successful in their nomination for Fellowship will be able to a obtain a 50% discount on their first year’s Fellowship subscription and a 25% reduction on their second year’s subscription, offering savings of up to £300. Please access details of our reduced subscription rates, including concessionary elements for Fellows working less than half-time or on maternity leave.

In addition to the full range of benefits available via membership, Fellowship confers a range of additional benefits and opportunities for consultants including –

• international peer and public recognition through the use of the ‘FRCP Edin’ post-nominals;
• professional support for revalidation/recertification;
• the opportunity to participate in projects and working groups to determine advice and the future direction of education and clinical medicine;
• the opportunity to participate in the maintenance of national and international clinical standards by acting as an MRCP(UK) examiner;
• the opportunity to inform College responses to external policy consultations in your specialty/area of interest; and
• the opportunity to participate in the governance of the College through election to committees and to Council.

Eligible candidates should normally have held a substantive Consultant post or equivalent appointment for at least 11 months before they are nominated. If you hold such a post which involves sole personal clinical responsibility for your patients, and are interested in being considered for Fellowship, the principal method is nomination by an existing Fellow. Please e-mail Avril Harries at a.harries@rcpe.ac.uk if you would like to obtain lists of Fellows in your area. Alternatively, you may wish to discuss nomination with one of our network of Regional Advisers or consider self-nomination (if you are eligible for this alternative route).

I would personally urge those eligible to consider nomination for Fellowship

Kind regards

Neil Dewhurst, President