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- 2005-2008 (Creation)
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Biographical history
The development of international activities was a priority within the College's three-year strategy, 2004-2007. Initial focus was on collaborative work with other agencies to assist in reducing maternal mortality in developing countries and to raise the standard of reproductive healthcare worldwide. The first stage was to establish an International Executive Board under the Chairmanship of the Senior Vice President who had responsibility for international affairs. The Board met quarterly and reported to Council. It included representatives of other organisations including the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, FIGO, and the World Health Organisation. It had the following remit:
- To co-ordinate and promote an RCOG strategy on the improvement of reproductive healthcare worldwide to reduce maternal mortality.
- To establish and monitor progress of the RCOG Foundation.
- To consider income generation initiatives to ensure that there were sufficient funds available to sustain this area of work.
- To work in partnership with other UK and International Agencies to strengthen links, to facilitate a multi-disciplinary approach and to encourage dialogue.
- To co-ordinate the development of clinical standards and educational tools for under-resourced countries.
- To develop a framework for improvements in reproductive health in developing countries.
- To lobby governments, including the health ministers of commonwealth countries to influence and educate on the problems and solutions to maternal mortality.
- To assist in the exchange of skilled personnel and training programmes.
- To collaborate with RCOG international representative committees and to encourage dialogue at a national level in all countries.
An International Advisory Group was also established in 2006 to support and advise the Board.
Archival history
Several early catalogues were not transferred and are no longer extant.
GB 1538 RCOG/B38 2005-2008 fonds 1 box Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The development of international activities was a priority within the College's three-year strategy, 2004-2007. Initial focus was on collaborative work with other agencies to assist in reducing maternal mortality in developing countries and to raise the standard of reproductive healthcare worldwide. The first stage was to establish an International Executive Board under the Chairmanship of the Senior Vice President who had responsibility for international affairs. The Board met quarterly and reported to Council. It included representatives of other organisations including the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, FIGO, and the World Health Organisation. It had the following remit:
- To co-ordinate and promote an RCOG strategy on the improvement of reproductive healthcare worldwide to reduce maternal mortality.
- To establish and monitor progress of the RCOG Foundation.
- To consider income generation initiatives to ensure that there were sufficient funds available to sustain this area of work.
- To work in partnership with other UK and International Agencies to strengthen links, to facilitate a multi-disciplinary approach and to encourage dialogue.
- To co-ordinate the development of clinical standards and educational tools for under-resourced countries.
- To develop a framework for improvements in reproductive health in developing countries.
- To lobby governments, including the health ministers of commonwealth countries to influence and educate on the problems and solutions to maternal mortality.
- To assist in the exchange of skilled personnel and training programmes.
- To collaborate with RCOG international representative committees and to encourage dialogue at a national level in all countries.
An International Advisory Group was also established in 2006 to support and advise the Board.
Several early catalogues were not transferred and are no longer extant.
Transferred by the CPD Administrator, Clinical Governance and Standards Department in 2004 and 2006.
Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' International Executive Board, 2005-2008, comprises agenda, minutes and papers for the Board, 2005-2008 and agenda, minutes and papers of the International Advisory Group from 2006.
Weeded of routine and ephemeral material.
This material is no longer created as a separate series; copy minutes are now submitted to and retained with Council minutes and papers at A2.
As set out above in Scope and Content.
Open, although restrictions apply for items containing personal information.
English
DRCOG: The College Archives holds a card index to DRCOG passes from the 1940s to late 1998. The Head of the Examination Department also has an index to DRCOG passes and failures dating back to the 1940s. A database of DRCOG holders from 1990 is maintained by the Administration Department.
MRCOG: A database of MRCOG holders is maintained by the Membership Services Department. The database does not include Fellows or Members who died before 1990. The College Archives holds card indexes of deceased and living MRCOG holders between 1929 and 1998. The indexes note the date of admission to the FRCOG or MRCOG. A bi-annual Register of Fellows and Members (living only) is compiled by the Administration Department; copies are transferred regularly to the Archives and will be found at A12/1-3.
ODTS (overseas doctors' training scheme): A database of overseas doctors who have applied to sit the MRCOG is maintained by the ODTS Administrator. Once the doctors pass the MRCOG their names are removed from this database and added to the MRCOG database maintained by the Membership Services Department, with an annotation to indicate that they are overseas doctors.
Microfilm copy minutes of the Accreditation Committee, 1981-1984, are at MR/1.
Imported from the RCOG catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Import: Oct 2008; edit: Feb 2009. Health services administration Patient care management Delivery of health care Social welfare Maternal welfare Organizations International agencies Public administration Government Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred by the CPD Administrator, Clinical Governance and Standards Department in 2004 and 2006.
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Scope and content
Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' International Executive Board, 2005-2008, comprises agenda, minutes and papers for the Board, 2005-2008 and agenda, minutes and papers of the International Advisory Group from 2006.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Weeded of routine and ephemeral material.
Accruals
This material is no longer created as a separate series; copy minutes are now submitted to and retained with Council minutes and papers at A2.
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As set out above in Scope and Content.
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Open, although restrictions apply for items containing personal information.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Finding aids
DRCOG: The College Archives holds a card index to DRCOG passes from the 1940s to late 1998. The Head of the Examination Department also has an index to DRCOG passes and failures dating back to the 1940s. A database of DRCOG holders from 1990 is maintained by the Administration Department.
MRCOG: A database of MRCOG holders is maintained by the Membership Services Department. The database does not include Fellows or Members who died before 1990. The College Archives holds card indexes of deceased and living MRCOG holders between 1929 and 1998. The indexes note the date of admission to the FRCOG or MRCOG. A bi-annual Register of Fellows and Members (living only) is compiled by the Administration Department; copies are transferred regularly to the Archives and will be found at A12/1-3.
ODTS (overseas doctors' training scheme): A database of overseas doctors who have applied to sit the MRCOG is maintained by the ODTS Administrator. Once the doctors pass the MRCOG their names are removed from this database and added to the MRCOG database maintained by the Membership Services Department, with an annotation to indicate that they are overseas doctors.
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Microfilm copy minutes of the Accreditation Committee, 1981-1984, are at MR/1.
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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- English