Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Established1974
HeadquartersClerkenwell, London, England
Region served
United Kingdom
Websitewww.aomrc.org.uk

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) is the coordinating body for the United Kingdom and Ireland's 24 Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties. It ensures that patients are safely and properly cared for by setting standards for the way doctors are educated, trained and monitored throughout their careers. The Academy Council meet regularly to agree direction. The Council comprises the Presidents of the member Colleges and Faculties (plus the Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners Council) and four coopted council members.

The Academy’s aim is to collate its member’s views, and coordinate activities to collectively influence and shape healthcare across the four nations of the UK. The Academy also plays a leading role particularly in the areas of clinical quality, public health and the education and training of doctors. The Academy also works closely with organisations such as the NHS, the General Medical Council and patient groups on projects designed to improve the quality of care, such as the Evidence-based Interventions Programme and the Medical Training Initiative.

Established in 1974 as the Conference of Medical Royal Colleges and their Faculties, it was renamed the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in 1996.[1]

It has established one Faculty of its own – The Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM), which is jointly administered by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and of General Practitioners.

List of chairs of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

The Chair is the elected head of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Their term of officer is up to three years.

Committees & other subgroups

  • Academy Education Strategy Committee
  • Academy Foundation Programme Committee
  • Academy Assessment Committee
  • Academy Trainee Doctors' Group
  • Academy Patient/Lay Group
  • Academy Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) Committee
  • Academy Professional Development Committee
  • Academy Workforce Committee
  • Joint Academy Training Forum

Members

There is a separate Scottish organisation: The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About us". Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Professor Sir Neil Douglas". The University of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "RCPCH President elected Chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges". Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Vaidya, Abhay (28 January 2015). "Professor Dame Sue Bailey to Open Bolton Health Mela". National Forum for Health and Wellbeing. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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