Faculty of Paediatrics Royal College of Physicians of Ireland:

Faculty Notices

Third Irish Neonatal Research Symposium 2012

Faculty of Paediatrics Study Day, Ralph Counahan Lecture and Annual General Meeting

About the Faculty

The Faculty of Paediatrics, RCPI consists of Members and Fellows, who are engaged full-time in Paediatrics. These are Consultant Paediatricians who are actively engaged in the care of children in Ireland, especially in the Hospital setting. Many are working in Teaching Hospitals and large Regional Hospitals. The group includes all the Paediatrics Professors in Ireland as well as the Consultant Paediatric Staff engaged in Teaching and Research. All have extensive experience and senior Paediatric qualifications. There is close contact and liaison with the other Faculties of the College as well as the Council, the President and Officers of the College.

The Faculty of Paediatrics, RCPI is governed by a Board. The Chairman of the Board is the Dean of the Faculty. The affairs of the Faculty are the responsibility of the Dean, the Vice-Dean or Dean-Elect, the Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer.

The remit of the Faculty is to promote the interests of children in Ireland. This is achieved in a number of ways.

The Faculty works closely with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and its activities and promotions. We engage in regular discussions with the senior officials in the HSE and Department of Health and other statutory bodies, to aim to improve services for children and affect an input into legislation

The Faculty is responsible for the Membership Examination in Paediatrics of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. This involves an active input into the structure and content of this senior examination, which is the standard to be attained by those who wish to practice in Consultant Paediatrics. This Examination (for MRCPI in Paediatrics) is held 3 times per annum.

Clinical Meetings - These meetings are held regularly to report progress both in Ireland and elsewhere in the specialty of Paediatrics. Key addresses are provided by specially invited speakers of international reputation

An important feature of the Faculty of Paediatrics is to relate to other related speciatlies, including Physicians, Obstetricians and Specialists in Public Health as well as Area Medical Officers and GPs. There is a particular emphasis on the importance of prevention of disease and disability as well as the active promotion of Health.

The Faculty of Paediatrics, RCPI is especially interested in establishing and maintaining contacts with Paediatricians from other countries. Such personal contacts would be mutually beneficial, especially to those who wish to widen their experience and seek further progress in the area of Paediatrics, clinical qualification and professional levels.

Continuing Medical Education Events

	Irish Perinatal Society Ardilaun Hotel, Galway
	Faculty of Paediatrics AGM, Study Day and Ralph Counahan Lecture RCPI, No 6 Kildare Street

Governance of the Faculty

The Board of the Faculty consists of 12 persons, elected from each province of Ireland. The object of the Board is to pursue the mission of the Faculty on behalf of its members.

The function of the Board is to deal with all matters pertaining to paediatrics in Ireland, including training, membership applications, applications for the Register of Medical Specialists in the division of paediatrics, organising scientific meetings for consultants & trainees and to review & ratify decisions made by the committees of the Faculty.

Key Personnel

Dean:	Prof Hilary Hoey
Honorary Secretary:	Dr David Corcoran
Honorary Treasurer:	Dr Raymond Barry
Associate Dean for Exams:	Dr Louise Kyne
Associate Deans for BST:	Dr Alf Nicholson
	Dr Michael O'Neill
National Specialty Directors:	Dr John Murphy
	Dr Hilary Greaney
	Dr Declan Cody
Chair of the Neonatal Subcommittee:	Dr Jan Miletin
Chair of the Community Paediatrics Subcommittee:	Dr Siobhan Gallagher

Membership and Fellowship of the Faculty

The Faculty of Paediatrics offers Fellowship and Membership in different categories:

Full Members

Persons, who are in the bona fide practice of their specialty in Ireland are eligible for Fellowship. As are persons who have obtained their Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Training in Paediatrics from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

Persons holding Membership or Fellowship of other Royal Colleges, or Membership or Fellowship of other Faculties of Paediatrics, or equivalent qualifications recognised by the College in advance, and who are in the bona fide practice of their specialty, may on the unanimous recommendations of the Board of the Faculty, be considered by the College for admission to the Fellowship of the Faculty ad eundem.

Ordinarily such persons, resident in Ireland, shall have practised full time as paediatricians for a period of not less than five full years, excluding General Professional Training and be fully listed on the Medical Council or GMC Register of Medical Specialists in Paediatrics.

For further information on the Benefits and Services of becoming a fellow of the Faculty, please click here.

Associate Members

Medical practitioners who are in consultant posts in their field and whose work is largely devoted to the care of children may, on recommendation of the Board, be considered for Associate Membership of the Faculty.

For more information on the Benefits and Services of becoming an associate member of the Faculty, please click here.

Collegiate Members

Persons who who have been admitted as Members of the College and who have spent two years in paediatric training, on payment of an annual fee, shall be Collegiate Members of the Faculty.

To enquire about Fellowship and Membership, please click here

Admission to Fellowhsip/Membership

The next Admission Ceremony for membership of the Faculty of Paediatrics will take place on Friday 8th October 2010

Applicants wishing to be included in the 2009 Admission Ceremony would need to submit their membership applications by 31st July 2010

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