College Council

The Board established the College Council in 2015.  Its purpose is to be the peak body representing members and the main adviser to the Board on key College-wide issue

The Council includes members and non-members, enabling different perspectives to be heard in one place.

The Council is a representative body of up to 12 Fellows and trainees, including:

  • President-elect, Aotearoa New Zealand
  • President, Adult Medicine Division
  • President, Paediatrics & Child Health Division
  • President, Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • President, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
  • President, Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Chair, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee (or delegate)
  • Chair, Māori Health Committee (or delegate)
  • Chair, College Trainees’ Committee
  • Chair, College Education Committee
  • Chair, College Policy and Advocacy Council
  • Consumer/carer representative

For more information on the College Council, read the College Council By-law (PDF).


Reporting bodies

Following a governance review by the Board and College Council, the following College bodies will report to the College Council starting 30 May 2025.


Members

President, Adult Medicine Division Professor Brian Wood
President, Paediatrics & Child Health Division Dr Niroshini Kennedy
President, Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Dr Armand Casolin
President, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Dr Tony Gill
President, Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine Dr Richard Seemann
President-elect, Aotearoa New Zealand Dr Janak de Zoysa
Chair, College Education Committee A/Professor Tim Walker
Chair, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee (or delegate) vacant
Chair, Māori Health Committee (or delegate) Dr Matthew Wheeler
Chair, College Trainee Committee Dr Kristof Wing
Chair, College Policy & Advocacy Committee vacant
Consumer/carer representative Miss Ngāpei Ngatai

RACP Board Directors may attend College Council meetings as observers.


2025 Meeting dates

  • Wednesday 26 March 2025 | Zoom
  • Friday 1 August 2025 | Zoom
  • Wednesday 24 September 2025 | Zoom
  • Wednesday 26 November 2025 | Zoom

For all College Council enquiries, contact the Secretariat at council@racp.edu.au

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