Academy Council
Academy Officers
The Chair of Council is supported by four Vice Chairs — two are elected by the Council and two are ex-officio roles. The elected roles are the Vice Chair for Education and the Vice Chair for Workforce. The Vice Chair for Community Care is an ex-officio post held by the Chair of the RCGP Council. The Vice Chair for Trustees is an ex-officio post held by the Independent Clinician Trustee. Collectively this group is known as the Academy Officers, the Officers progress Academy business and determine items for the Council to consider.
Academy Officers
Chair of Council
Dr Jeanette Dickson
Read more about Jeanette in the Chair of Council’s profile.
Vice-Chairs
Dr Fiona Donald
President, Royal College of Anaesthetists
Dr Mike McKirdy
President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Professor Kamila Hawthorne
Chair of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners
Dr Bernie Chang
Independent Clinician Trustee
Academy Council
The Academy Council comprises the Presidents, Chairs, Vice-Chairs or Deans of the member colleges and faculties. There are currently also nine co-opted council members.
Members of the Academy Council
Dr Jeanette Dickson
Chair of Council, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Dr Fiona Donald
President, Royal College of Anaesthetists
Dr Charlotte Eckhardt
Dean, Faculty of Dental Surgery
Dr Adrian Boyle
President, Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Professor Kamila Hawthorne
Chair of the Council, Royal College of General Practitioners
Professor Margaret Ikpoh
Vice-Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners
Dr Daniele Bryden
Dean, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
Dr Ranee Thakar
President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Professor Steve Nimmo
President, Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Professor Ben Burton
President, Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Dr Camilla Kingdon
President, Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
Dr Bernie Croal
President, Royal College of Pathologists
Dr Flic Gabbay
President, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
Dr Sarah Clarke
President, Royal College of Physicians
Professor Andrew Elder
President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Dr Diarmuid O’Shea
President, Royal College Physicians of Ireland
Mr Mike McKirdy
President, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
Dr Lade Smith
President, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Professor Kevin Fenton
President, Faculty of Public Health
Dr Katharine Halliday
President, Royal College of Radiologists
Dr Janet Barter
President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health
Dr Natasha Jones
President, Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine UK
Professor Rowan Parks
President, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Mr Tim Mitchell
President, Royal College of Surgeons of England
Professor Deborah McNamara
President, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
Co-opted members and observers
Ms Ros Levenson
Chair, Academy Patient/Lay Committee
Dr Waqas Akhtar
Chair, Academy Trainee Doctors’ Group
Dr Vaishali Parulekar and Dr Vinita Shekar
Joint Chairs, Academy Staff and Associate Specialist Committee
Olwen Williams
Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Wales
Steve Turner
Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland (Scottish Academy)
Memorandum of Understanding between the Academy and the Scottish Academy
Niall McGonigle
Northern Ireland representative
Dr Bernie Chang
Independent Clinician Trustee
Academy Council meeting dates
Attendance at Academy Council meetings is by invitation only.
- Tuesday 20 February — remote
- Tuesday 16 April — in person
- Thursday 4 July — in person
- Tuesday 17 (dinner) and Wednesday 18 September (Policy day) — in person
- Thursday 21 November — remote
