Fellows nominations

Below is everything you need to nominate a Fellow for the Royal College of Pharmacy.

This was published when the organisation was the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

  1. Guidelines
  2. Supporting documentation
  3. The nomination form

1. Guidelines for College Fellowship Nominations

Below is important information for anyone wishing to nominate a colleague for Fellowship of the Royal College of Pharmacy.

We also have a page of tips for submitting nominations.

Please read the guidelines below before submitting any nominations.

The relevant Section of the Regulation concerned Section 4 Membership reads as follows:

2. Admission requirements

(2) Fellows are the persons in this category at the date of coming into force of these Regulations or persons admitted to this category in accordance with (a) to (d) below:

(a) The Assembly shall appoint a panel of Fellows (“the panel”) (not being members of the Assembly or of the Boards) which shall have power to admit persons as Fellows of the College
(b) To be eligible for Fellowship of the College an individual must be a Member of the College adjudged by the Panel of Fellows as having made an outstanding original contribution to the advancement of pharmaceutical knowledge or attained distinction in the science, practice, profession or history of pharmacy
(c) A member wishing to propose a Member for admission as a Fellow under sub-paragraph (b) may apply in writing to the panel on that Member’s behalf in accordance with requirements published by the College
(d) A Member meeting requirements (including requirements as to fees) from time to time approved for this purpose by the Assembly may apply in writing to the College for admission as a Fellow.

  1. The primary nominator is asked to submit full biographical details of the nominee, together with the specific reasons relating to why that person is considered worthy to be designated a Fellow under this Regulation. Please note that although worthy of commendation, long service does not automatically mean that an individual is eligible for Fellowship. The Panel wishes to be persuaded that nominated persons have attained “distinction” in a particular aspect or aspects of their pharmacy career, i.e. that their achievements distinguish them from the many pharmacists whose work, while well respected and bringing credit to the profession, cannot be shown to have made a special distinguishing and distinctive contribution. The Panel can normally only make an assessment based on the evidence submitted
  2. A full CV of the nominee is also very helpful to the Panel, where possible this should include a full publication list. The nomination must clearly show how the nominee’s contribution to the profession has gone above and beyond the day job. Detailed contributions contained in the CV should not be copied into the narrative of the nomination
  3. The primary nominator’s proposal should be supported by two members of the College who also need to provide further information and/or examples
  4. The primary nominator is required to approach the two additional supporting members to get their agreement to act as supporters. The supporters should also provide their own detailed reasons for supporting the nomination. This should be submitted with the nomination form. Each supporting statement should be approximatley 500 words. Each supporter should confirm their statements are from their own personal knowledge of the nominee by ticking the box on the nomination form
  5. Additional supporting statements can also be provided by non-members of the College, including colleagues in other professions, if the primary nominator feels it would add weight to the nomination. This should be submitted with the nomination form
  6. All letters of support and the CV should be submitted in an electronic format
  7. Where publications of candidates are presented, they should include the complete list [not “selected” publications] and should be presented with the following information: Author(s), Title of Paper, Journal (in full) Year, Volume, Pages. Full papers and Reviews should be distinguished from Abstracts and Letters
  8. Please note that if acronyms are being used throughout the nomination form, they need to be initially explained in full
  9. Group nominations will not be accepted by the Panel. All nominees should be nominated on a separate nomination form by the nominators, as the Panel needs to assess the unique contribution of each individual when assessing their suitability for Fellowship
  10. Fellowship nominations can be submitted at any time. To do justice to the person being nominated, please take the time to provide a high-quality submission, including information from all supporters, rather than complete a partial submission to meet a deadline

Before submitting your nomination, please check the following:

  • The nominee must be a Member of RCPharm
  • The nominee, nominators and main supporters must be members of RCPharm
  • The nomination should be kept as confidential as possible
  • The nominator should include the nominee’s CV with the written nomination, where possible this should include a full publication list
  • The nominator must supply the names and full contact details of two supporters and seek their consent to being supporters prior to submitting the nomination
  • Supporting Statements of approximately 500 words should be provided by each of the supporters
  • The Panel will be looking for achievements over and above the ‘day job’.

The Secretary to the Panel of Fellows has no authority to enter into any correspondence regarding the decisions of the Panel. However, lists of those designated as Fellows are published in the Pharmaceutical Journal following the Assembly meeting where the names are presented.

If you have any questions about the process, please email [email protected] 

-Secretary to Panel of Fellows

2. Supporting documentation

For your College nomination to be considered by the Panel of Fellows, you will need to provide the following:

1. Primary nominator statement.

You will need to use the template provided to compile this statement. Please follow all the guidance and complete all the sections before uploading to the nomination form.

Use the primary nominator statement template.

2. Supporting statement from the first supporter.

3. Supporting statement from the second supporter.

There aren’t any templates for these two supporting statements but please upload detailed statements, of approximately 500 words, from the first and second supporter to the relevant sections in the nomination form. Please upload each document as a Word or PDF document. These two nominators must be RCPharm members. The statements are an opportunity for the two supporters to explain why the nominee should be an RCPharm Fellow.

You are also encouraged to provide the following to support your nomination:

1. CV

A full CV of the nominee is also very helpful to the Panel, where possible this should include a full publication list. Please upload the CV to the relevant sections in the nomination form

2. Additional supporting statements

You are welcome to upload any additional statements of support from colleagues who may not be RCPharm members, if you think it will help your nomination. 

3. The nomination form

This is the form for nominating a person for Fellowship of the RCPharm. You will need to complete all sections before submitting, you cannot save and come back to the form, so please ensure you have everything ready before completing the form below. To avoid your nomination being rejected, please ensure you have included all the correct supporting documentation and please use the template provided for the primary nominator statement.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

You can complete the form directly at:
https://forms.monday.com/forms/7ed33936cd3eec10921ef07b2e0995b0?r=use1