Dr John and Dr Heather are both Fellows of the Royal College of General Practitioners. This is the highest grade of membership, held by only around 7% of members of the College, and is awarded to recognise a “distinguished contribution to General Practice”.
This is what the “FRCGP” after our name stands for! We don’t normally make a big fuss about having letters after our name, but we are both really proud of our Fellowships, and what Fellowship represents.
Why should Fellowship matter to patients?
🦉Fellowship is only awarded to GPs who have been qualified GPs for at least 5 years, so anyone with the letters FRCGP after their name is likely to be a pretty experienced GP.
🦉Fellowship is only awarded to GPs who can demonstrate a significant contribution to the health and welfare of the community, and/or “the science and practice of Medicine”, and/or the aims of RCGP.
🦉We find that having been active within RCGP helps make us better doctors. We are more aware of the systems context in which primary care operates, and of the importance of evidence-based medicine. Our strong focus on avoiding overdiagnosis and overtreatment is thanks to the inspirational, ethical GPs we have met through RCGP.
