To achieve our goals, we:

• Develop the education, training and examination programme for doctors wishing to specialise in O&G
• Equip doctors with the skills and knowledge they need to deliver high quality women’s health care
• Provide a continuing professional development programme for qualified O&G clinicians, including practical skills courses and educational and scientific meetings and conferences, to ensure their skills remain up to date
• Work with the RCOG Women’s Network to ensure women’s views on the care they receive are at the heart of everything we do
• Provide support and advice for O&G clinicians at every stage in their career
• Promote academic work in O&G, to ensure continued improvement in the service our members offer to women
• Publish patient information leaflets explaining medical conditions in lay terms and the levels of care women can expect to receive
• Work with international partners to improve sexual and reproductive health care and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide, through our global health strategy
• Contribute to policy development as it affects the O&G profession, the health service and wider women’s health concerns
• Advise the government and other public bodies on healthcare matters relating to O&G
• Publish statements and reports on issues of public importance relevant to O&G
• Support other organisations with similar objectives to the College, including specialist societies