Trainees' Subcommittee

The role of the Faculty's Trainees' Subcommittee is to:

1. advise the Education Committee on matters relating to specialty training in pharmaceutical medicine with particular emphasis on trainee issues

2. advise the Specialty Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Medicine (of the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board) on matters relating to specialty training in pharmaceutical medicine with particular emphasis on trainee issues

3. represent the Faculty on appropriate external groups such as the Trainee Doctors' Group of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, and

4. facilitate communication between trainees and between the Faculty and trainees.

Composition
Members of the Trainees' Subcommittee will include approximately ten Faculty members who will normally be enrolled in Higher Medical Training (HMT) / Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialty Training (PMST). The membership will include, as far as is possible, trainees from different stages of training and different training locations. Members and a Chairman will be appointed to the subcommittee in accordance with the Faculty's procedures for appointments to subcommittees.

Current members
Dr Colin Hayward (Chairperson), Dr Tim Crook, Dr Barnabas Edohasim, Dr Prashanth Gopalakrishna, Dr Elizabeth Hancox, Dr Ado Mohammed, Dr Daniel O'Connor, Dr Teodora Perger, Dr Rajendra Seeruthun, Dr Asim Shafiq and Dr Kingsley Urakpo.

Proceedings
The Trainees' Subcommittee will normally convene at least twice each year. An individual's membership of the Subcommittee will terminate automatically upon their withdrawal from or termination of HMT / PMST. A member of the Subcommittee who has successfully completed training may remain a member of the Subcommittee for a maximum of one year with the agreement of the Chairperson. The Chairperson may remain in this role for a maximum of one year following the completion of his or her training with the agreement of the Chairperson of the Education Committee.

Previous meetings:
Friday 26th November 2010
Thursday 24th February 2011
Wednesday 15th June 2011
Thursday 24th November 2011

Next meetings:
Thursday 23rd February 2012
Monday 30th April 2012
Thursday 14th June 2012
Wednesday 28th November 2012
Thursday 6th December 2012

Contact
Please email us if you have a trainee-related issue or query you would like to address to the Trainees' Subcommittee.