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The College The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) was founded in 1938 and since its inception has been responsible for the maintenance of standards of the training and practice of internal medicine, paediatrics and the specialities of internal medicine in Australia and New Zealand. The principal roles of the College are the training of physicians and paediatricians, their ongoing medical education and the promotion and development of timely and relevant health policy. The College is in the forefront of medical research and health education and espouses the highest ethical standards in the care of individual patients. The College is governed by a Council and supported by two divisional committees, the New Zealand Committee and the faculty councils. Most business is conducted through committees and boards on which Fellows and trainees serve in an honorary capacity. The College also has professional staff to assist in the initiation and delivery of the activities and services of the organisation. The College headquarters is located in a significant heritage building in Sydney, New South Wales with offices in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The New Zealand headquarters is located in Wellington. The College has functioned from the outset as an educational institution through the training and assessment of future consultants, by sponsorship of scientific meetings and publications and through its extensive library. The College is in the forefront of medical research, health education and health policy. It espouses the highest ethical standards in the care of individual patients. The College joins with other health bodies throughout the world, particularly in Asia and the Pacific region, and with government and other communities to advance the health of all people.  Divisions While all physicians practise in the broad area of internal medicine, the College is divided into two divisions, Adult Medicine and Paediatrics & Child Health. Fellows of the College belong to one of the two divisions. The divisions are responsible for planning and implementing the main College activities especially in training, assessment and continuing education. Faculties and Chapters There are four faculties reporting to the Council of the College that offer separate training and continuing education programs. The Faculties are:
There are three chapters established under the divisions of the College: Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (AChPM); Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (AChAM), within the Division of Adult Medicine, conduct separate training programs leading to Fellowship of each Chapter; and Chapter of Community Child Health (CCCH), within the Paediatrics & Child Health Division, supports Fellows and members in that field. Special Societies and Associations Special societies and associations are professional medical and scientific organizations established to bring together physicians, scientists and other professionals actively involved in the study of a particular area of medicine. While most of the special societies and associations are housed in the College's buildings they operate as independent organizations. There are, however, close links between the two with special societies providing the expertise and leadership in the specialty vocational training programs of the College and in areas of health policy.
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