The Committee seeks:

• 1x Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) representative
• 1x Chapter representative

The purpose of the MHWC is to promote wellbeing and increase awareness of wellbeing issues in physicians and trainees. The Committee oversees the ongoing implementation of the Member Health and Wellbeing Strategic Plan and associated activities. 

The MHWC is a Board committee established to carry out the following responsibilities:

• to represent the view of physicians and trainees on health and wellbeing
• to promote the personal and psychological health and wellbeing of physicians and trainees
• to advocate on behalf of physicians and trainees in matters relating to health and wellbeing
• to provide expert advice on matters relating to member health and wellbeing
• to increase awareness of wellbeing issues in physicians and trainees
• to oversee the ongoing management and implementation of the Member Health and Wellbeing Strategy and associated activities
• to provide guidance on the evaluation of the Member Health and Wellbeing Strategy
• to work with College health and wellbeing staff to revise the Member Health and Wellbeing Strategy when required.

Essential attributes:

• membership of the relevant Faculty or Chapter
• provide relevant interest, skills and expertise to the Committee
• strong communication skills
• not represent any particular organisation
• be prepared to devote the time to prepare for and attend Committee meetings on a pro-bono basis.

The Committee holds 1 face-to-face meeting and 3 video conferences a year.

For more information about the Committee and College governance, see the:

Member Health and Wellbeing Committee Terms of Reference (PDF)
Member Health and Wellbeing Strategic Plan
Governance of College Bodies By-law (PDF)
Code of Conduct (PDF)

Apply

Tp apply, submit an expression of interest form (DOC) and your CV to Lisa Helson, Member Health and Wellbeing Manager at wellbeing@racp.edu.au