The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

1. A member nominated by the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP)
2. A member nominated by the Australian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
3. A member nominated by the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS)
4. A member nominated by the Royal NZ College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP).

All appointments are made in consultation with the Board of Studies Chairman. The Board has the ability to co-opt members where necessary.

The Board of Studies' objectives are to:

1. Set national standards for rural hospital doctors vocational education and ensure suitable assessment activities are provided.
2. Monitor the provision of high quality vocational education and assessment activities for members wishing to attain fellowship.
3. Encourage Fellows to maintain their vocational registration through professional development activities based upon personal development, including critical self evaluation and improvement activities based on valid information and appropriate objectives.
4. Assess the equivalency of relevant medical training programmes for the purpose of entering into the rural hospital doctors training programme and entering at Fellowship level.
5. Establish links with relevant national and international groups to monitor trends in vocational education and assessment and incorporate suitable innovations into programmes.