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New Members' Ceremonies

Members joining the College will be invited to attend a membership ceremony. These are being held throughout the year and enable new members to celebrate the achievement of attaining membership of the college by completing the nMRCGP or IMAP and to be presented with their membership certificate.

The format of these events follows a pilot we ran in November 2005 in Scotland, in response to feedback from our members that they would like an opportunity to meet one another and to have their achievement of joining the College formally recognised. The events were rolled out across the UK in spring 2007 as a bigger pilot and they were incredibly successful.

The Next Ceremony

The next ceremony will be held in London at Kensington Town Hall, on 13th February 2009. We anticipate that the following ceremony will be taking place in late April 2009 in London. The venue and date for this will be confirmed shortly. Anyone eligible to attend in February will be sent an email at the point at which the booking process becomes active. If however you have become a member in the last 12 months (by completing the MRCGP, nMRCGP or MAP) and would like further information please contact Laura Summers on 020 7344 3051 or at lsummers@rcgp.org.uk

Eligibility Criteria to attend a New Members’ Ceremony

Whilst the New Members’ Ceremony is a graduation-style event it is a ceremony to welcome our new members to the College, therefore delegates booking to attend the event should be aware of the following criteria.

MRCGP-pass candidates

You will have needed to have successfully completed all modules of the MRCGP. You will also need to upgrade/apply for Membership (including the necessary documentation) as a full Member of the College up to 2 weeks before the ceremony date. The necessary forms will be included in the pack sent to you on or around the 11^th July.

nMRCGP-pass candidates

AiTs: You will have needed to have successfully completed all components of the nMRCGP. You will also need to have received your CCT/CEGPR Certificate from PMETB and have submitted this to the College with your membership form and accompanying documentation up to 2 weeks before the ceremony date. Our Membership Support team will contact you with an application pack shortly after the College’s Certification Unit has made a positive recommendation to PMETB on your behalf.

Non AiTs: You will have needed to have successfully completed all components of the nMRCGP. You will also need to have received your CCT/CEGPR Certificate from PMETB and have submitted this to the College with your membership form and accompanying documentation up to 2 weeks before the ceremony date. Our Membership Support team will contact you with an application pack shortly after the College’s Certification Unit has made a positive recommendation to PMETB on your behalf. You will also need to pay a fee to upgrade to College Membership.

In the meantime if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Laura Summers on initiatives@rcgp.org.uk or on 020 7344 3051. If you have a query about joining the College please contact our Membership Support team on 020 7589 8710.

Useful links:

Tempest Photography: www.tempest-graduations.co.uk