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Visit our events page to view upcoming events relevant to consultants.
Recently Appointed Consultants Committee
About the Committee
The Recently Appointed Consultants (RAC) are those in their first 10 years as a consultant and the Committee, created to support you, have two elected seats on Council, currently held by Dr Helen Liddicoat (Respiratory Physician, Tayside) and Dr Nauman Jadoon (Diabetes & Endocrinology, London).
The purpose of the group is to ensure the views of recently appointed consultants are represented in relation to changing requirements in professional development and education.
Online Content
The Committee coordinate a number of engaging events each year including our ‘Professionalism in Medicine’ webinar series aimed at topics of interest to recently appointed consultants, associate specialists and senior trainees.
You can visit our Education Portal below to get access to content made by consultants, for consultants.
Consultant Conversations
Podcast by the RAC committee which explores a range of topics relevant for every stage of your consultant journey. Past episodes include 'what I wish I knew - preparing for and becoming a consultant', 'How to be a good educational or clinical supervisor', and 'dealing with complaints.
Top tips for Recently Appointed Consultants
The work of the Committee has included the creation of top tips. This resource aims to provide recently appointed consultants (appointed within the last ten years) with information surrounding the issues experienced upon becoming a new consultant.