Values and benefits of RANZCOG membership
RANZCOG is proud to support a community of over 8,000 members and trainees working in obstetrics and gynaecology across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Membership supports you throughout your career, providing access to education, training, clinical resources, and networks which help you grow, maintain excellence, and deliver high-quality care. The College represents and advocates for its members, helping to advance the profession and improve outcomes for women and girls.
Explore the value and benefits of your RANZCOG membership below.
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Post-nominals
RANZCOG post-nominals formally recognise your training, expertise, and professional engagement across specialty, subspecialty, advanced training, and associate pathways. They foster confidence in the quality of care you provide and demonstrate your commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, strengthening your credibility with patients, peers, employers, and multidisciplinary teams.
Post-nominals
RANZCOG post-nominals formally recognise your training, expertise, and professional engagement across specialty, subspecialty, advanced training, and associate pathways. They foster confidence in the quality of care you provide and demonstrate your commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, strengthening your credibility with patients, peers, employers, and multidisciplinary teams.
Recognition and awards
Achievements and contributions to the profession are recognised through the College’s esteemed honours and awards program. These awards celebrate excellence, enhance your professional profile, and elevate the visibility and standing of members making a positive impact on women’s health across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and beyond.
Recognition and awards
Achievements and contributions to the profession are recognised through the College’s esteemed honours and awards program. These awards celebrate excellence, enhance your professional profile, and elevate the visibility and standing of members making a positive impact on women’s health across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and beyond.
Networking and collaboration
You can build connections and collaborate with peers and leaders through events, industry partnerships, and dedicated networking forums. These opportunities enable you to share knowledge, exchange advice and experiences, access mentorship, and engage with local, regional, and international networks – supporting both professional growth and broader impact.
- Academy of Clinician Educators (ACE)
- Clinical Director’s Network
- RANZCOG Events including the ASM, Symposia and the Regional Symposium
Networking and collaboration
You can build connections and collaborate with peers and leaders through events, industry partnerships, and dedicated networking forums. These opportunities enable you to share knowledge, exchange advice and experiences, access mentorship, and engage with local, regional, and international networks – supporting both professional growth and broader impact.
- Academy of Clinician Educators (ACE)
- Clinical Director’s Network
- RANZCOG Events including the ASM, Symposia and the Regional Symposium
Support and wellbeing
You have access to a range of support services that recognise the demands of your role and prioritise your wellbeing. Through mentoring, wellbeing programs, confidential support services, and dedicated initiatives such as the Member and Trainee Support Unit, RANZCOG provides guidance, resources, and assistance throughout your career.
- Converge International
- Feedback, Compliments and Complaints
- First Nations Health
- Fostering Respect Action Plan
- Hauora Māori
- Health and Occupational Wellness (HOW) Program
- Member Advantage Rewards Program (AUS)
- Member Advantage Rewards Program (NZ)
- Member and Training Support Unit
- RANZCOG Mentoring Program
- Wellbeing
Connecting through College activities
Participating in committees, Council, or the Board allows you to work alongside peers and leaders to build strong professional relationships and contribute to decision-making. Through this collaborative governance network, you can help shape the College’s direction, influence training and professional standards, and share your expertise to make an impact.
Members are encouraged to get involved in these opportunities.
Training and education standards
As a member, you contribute to – and benefit from – a world class education and training system that sets high standards for the specialty. Through your involvement, you can help shape training programs, curricula, and assessment frameworks, supporting the development of future specialists while upholding excellence across the profession.
- Become a training supervisor or ITP coordinator
- Digital Curriculum
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Education and Training (OGET) Project
Continuous professional development
You have access to high-quality learning opportunities – including conferences, workshops, webinars, and educational resources – to help you stay current with the latest evidence and best practice. As your CPD Home, the College provides you with practical tools and a dedicated app to easily manage your CPD requirements.
- Accredited CPD Home
- CPD App to help manage your administration
- CPD Workshops & Events Calendar
- RANZCOG Events
- Accredited CPD Home
- CPD App to help manage your administration
- CPD Workshops & Events Calendar
- RANZCOG Events
- Practice Visit Programme
- Quality Assurance Programs
- Workshops
Leadership development
You can build your leadership capability via both formal programs and active involvement in College activities. By contributing to committees, education, advocacy, and governance, you develop skills in strategic thinking, decision-making, and collaboration– strengthening your impact within the profession and the broader health system. Members are encouraged to get involved and take advantage of opportunities for professional growth.
- Academy of Clinician Educators (ACE)
- Access the RANZCOG Jobs Board to explore opportunities
- Develop skills by contributing to Committees
- Academy of Clinician Educators (ACE)
- Access the RANZCOG Jobs Board to explore opportunities
- Develop skills by contributing to Committees
Research and clinical support
Members have access to clinical guidelines and tools, patient resources, and expert advice to facilitate delivery of evidence-based practice. You can also access funding for research which contributes to advancing women’s health and get involved with a variety of opportunities through the College’s collaborative initiatives.
- Clinical Resources
- Funding through RANZCOG grants and scholarships
- Listing on the Find an O&G directory
- Clinical Resources
- Funding through RANZCOG grants and scholarships
- Listing on the Find an O&G directory
- Order Pamphlets
- Patient Information
- Statements and Guidelines
Guidance and professional standards
You are supported with clear frameworks, resources, and guidance to help you maintain high standards of professional conduct, manage risk, and meet regulatory requirements, ensuring safe and effective practice.
Systems and technology
You benefit from RANZCOG’s modern, secure, and evolving digital platforms that support your day-to-day needs. From managing CPD and accessing the digital curriculum to staying connected through apps and online systems, you can efficiently access information, track your progress, and engage with the College anytime, from anywhere.
- Academy of Clinician Educators (ACE)
- Acquire eLearning portal
- CPD App to help manage your administration
- Academy of Clinician Educators (ACE)
- Acquire eLearning portal
- CPD App to help manage your administration
- Digital Curriculum
- Integrate Member and Trainee portal
Access to resources
You have access to a comprehensive range of educational and clinical resources, including guidelines, ANZJOG and other journals, Talking O&G: A RANZCOG Podcast, O&G Magazine, eLearning modules, webinars, and events. You can also draw on patient information and position statements to support your practice. These bespoke resources help you stay up to date with the latest evidence, aid your ongoing learning, and support you to deliver high-quality care.
- Access to ANZJOG Journal and other subscription-based O&G journals
- eLearning modules
- O&G Magazine
- Access to ANZJOG Journal and other subscription-based O&G journals
- eLearning modules
- O&G Magazine
- RANZCOG Statements and Guidelines
- Talking O&G: A RANZCOG Podcast
Advocacy and representation
Members are represented through strategic advocacy at local, national, and binational levels, with RANZCOG engaging governments, policymakers, media, and key stakeholders on issues that matter to the speciality. Through these efforts – and the contributions of members involved in advocacy initiatives – your expertise helps shape policy and decisions affecting women’s health, workforce sustainability, equity and access, and the delivery of safe, high-quality, and culturally-responsive healthcare.
- Advocacy
- Connection to consumer representatives through RANZCOG’s community voice
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Roundtables, including those with a focus on Private Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women’s Health Medicines and Devices
- Rural, Regional, and Remote Women’s Health
- Advocacy
- Connection to consumer representatives through RANZCOG’s community voice
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Roundtables, including those with a focus on Private Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women’s Health Medicines and Devices
- Rural, Regional, and Remote Women’s Health
Media and communications
The O&G profession is represented via RANZCOG’s strong and credible voice across a range of media and public platforms. Through strategic messaging, expert commentary, and engagement with the community, complex issues in women’s health are translated for diverse audiences, helping to inform public understanding, strengthen the reputation of the profession, and maintain trust and confidence in the speciality.
- News and media engagement
- Social media
Workforce data and recommendations
You benefit from the College’s leadership in workforce planning and advocating for system-level reform. This work is informed by comprehensive member data and insights collected by the College. This ensures your needs and perspectives inform policy development, government decision-making, and planning for a sustainable future for the profession.
- Member data and insights
- Representation on key groups such as the Medical Workforce Advisory Collaboration (MWAC)
- Member data and insights
- Representation on key groups such as the Medical Workforce Advisory Collaboration (MWAC)
Reputation and professional standing
Your professional standing is promoted through the College’s advocacy, communications, partnerships, and strong commitment to excellence and ethics. This ensures your work is recognised, your credibility is strengthened, and public trust in obstetrics and gynaecology is reinforced.
- Representation as part of groups such as the Council of the President’s of Medical Colleges (CPMC)
- Representation as part of FIGO, AOFOG, and PSRH
- Representation as part of groups such as the Council of the President’s of Medical Colleges (CPMC)
- Representation as part of FIGO, AOFOG, and PSRH
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