Faculty of Physician Associates elections 2022 – candidates and voting announcement

The Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) is delighted to announce the candidates nominated to stand for election as FPA president and FPA vice president.

FPA elections 2022

The candidates are listed alphabetically by surname for each election.

FPA president

Three candidates have been nominated to stand for the role of FPA president to succeed Kate Straughton, who will complete her term on Sunday 31 July.

  • Claire Alajooz
  • Ruth Berry
  • Jamie Saunders

FPA vice president

Three candidates have been nominated to stand for the role of FPA vice president to succeed Michelle Chapman, who will complete her term on Sunday 31 July.

  • James Catton
  • Chandran Louis
  • Pooja Rathod

Voting and engagement

Voting will open on Wednesday 1 June 2022 and close at (midday) Wednesday 22 June 2022.

All qualified FPA members will receive an email from Civica Election Services on Wednesday 1 June. This will be sent to the email address associated with their MyRCP account.

This email will direct members to the online voting portal where candidate election material (a 600-word statement and photograph) will be presented, and votes can be cast.

Important notice

We highly encourage you to check on Wednesday 1 June if your email from Civica Election Services has arrived. Please also check your junk/spam folders.

If you haven't received your email by Thursday 2 June, please contact [email protected]  and the FPA team will be able to help. The FPA office will be closed Thursday 2 – Friday 3 June for the bank holidays and will reopen on Monday 6 June.