It is responsible for the postgraduate training of paediatricians and conducts the Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) exams.
It also awards the Diploma in Child Health (DCH), which is taken by many doctors who plan a career in general practice.
[citation needed] The RCPCH's stated aim is to 'transform child health through knowledge, innovation and expertise'.
[1] In practice it has a number of roles: The college works closely with other bodies, including the Department of Health (United Kingdom), the Local Education and Training Boards, the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board, the General Medical Council, the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS), the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), children's charities and the other medical royal colleges.
[citation needed] Senior doctors who have completed paediatric training can apply for Fellowship of the RCPCH, after which they can use the letters FRCPCH.