Get involved

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.
• An Insider’s View: being an AAC Assessor – read an interview with Dr Sian Jaggar from the September 2019 issue of the College Bulletin 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 bi-monthly 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 – read an interview with Dr Robert Fleming from the January 2021 issue of the College Bulletin here.
• Listen to the full podcast interview 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.
• An Insider's View: contributing to The International Anaesthetist – read an interview with Dr Zaiti Kostense from the May 2020 issue of the College Bulletin 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.

• An Insider’s View: being a CPD Assessor – read an interview with Dr Janet Barrie from the January 2020 issue of the College Bulletin 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.
• An Insider's View: an Education Programme and Quality Working Group member – read an interview with Dr Gina Allen from the March 2020 issue of the College Bulletin 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, a chance to shape the RCoA education programme – read an interview with Dr Gunjeet Dua from the March 2021 issue of the College Bulletin here.
• Listen to the full podcast interview 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 a College Event Speaker – read an interview with Associate Professor Helen Higham from the November 2020 issue of the College Bulletin here.
• Listen to the full podcast interview 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.
• An Insider’s View: why become a College FRCA Examiner – read an interview with Dr Jason Walker from the July 2020 issue of the College Bulletin here.

Join the Membership Engagement Panel (MEP). The panel is a group of more than 3,500 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.
• An Insider’s View: being a member of the Membership Engagement Panel (MEP)
  – read an article with examples of the work of the MEP, and quotes from Dr Nicoletta Fossati, Dr Mark Withers and Dr Anna Schumann from the September 2020 issue of the College Bulletin 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.
• An Insider’s View: being a Remote Educational Supervisor – read an interview with Dr Michelle White from the November 2019 issue of the College Bulletin 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.