The deadline to apply for the Resident Doctor Committee has now passed (5pm on Monday 12 May 2025).
With thanks to those who applied. Applications are currently being processed and reviewed.
Recruitment into the Resident Doctor Committee takes place once annually. The committee contains seats for 35 members: 33 regional representatives, co-chairs and a deputy chair. Representatives serve a 2-4 year tenure. If you would like to join the committee but there are no current vacancies in your region, please feel free to express your interest via email to be kept up to date. The next round of recruitment is scheduled to take place in Spring 2026.
The role
The RDC aims to meet the interests and needs of doctors at an important stage in their career. It also gives resident doctors an opportunity to feed into the development of RCP policy and to contribute to its work. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop management and leadership skills, and to shape physician education and policy at a national level.
The committee's remit is to:
- Represent the views of resident doctors on all major RCP committees and working groups
- Provide a channel of two-way communication between local resident doctors and the RCP
- Send delegates to the Academy Resident Doctors Committee and the BMA Resident Doctors Committee
- Represent the RCP RDC at other national health related bodies as the need arises
- Disseminate information to resident doctors and other resident doctor representatives (e.g. specialist society, regional resident doctor bodies, Associate College Tutors) following important discussions and meetings
- Respond to documents published by other stakeholders in training e.g. Department of Health, the JRCPTB, and the Deans
- Identify and act on any other areas that may affect the high standard of medical education and training set by the RCP.
The RDC meets three times a year: twice virtually and once in person at the RCP London or RCP Liverpool office.
Eligibility
You can apply to join the RDC for a vacancy in the UK region where you work. You will need to hold a national training number (NTN) for:
- higher specialty training (HST)
- internal medicine training (IMT).
We hope that you will be able to hold office for 24 months or more before your CCT, but it is not a requirement. The maximum term of office is four years.
If you're not already, you'll need to become an RCP subscribing member before taking up office.