Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Abbreviation	RANZCOG
Formation	1998
Merger of	The Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RACOG) & The Royal New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RNZCOG)
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Headquarters	Melbourne, Australia
Location	Australia
Region served	Australia & New Zealand
Official language	English
President	Dr Gillian Gibson
Website	https://ranzcog.edu.au

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the establishment of high standards of practice in obstetrics and gynaecology and women’s health. The College has a strong focus on women's health advocacy and trains and accredits doctors throughout Australia and New Zealand in the specialties of obstetrics and gynaecology. Its head office is in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1998, with the amalgamation of the Australian and New Zealand organisations. As of 2018, the College had 2,211 Fellows in Australia and New Zealand; 277 subspecialists, and 2,549 Associate Members (including previous Diplomates).

There are six categories of membership:

• Fellows
• Subspecialists
• Certificants, Associate Procedural and Advanced Procedural Members (including previous Diplomates)
• Honorary Fellows – 37 honorary fellowships have been awarded
• Associate Members – Open to medical practitioners with specialist qualifications in obstetrics and gynaecology not awarded by RANZCOG
• Educational Affiliates – Open to medical practitioners in women's health who are not eligible for Associate Membership

The College is a non-government body, and is also independent of universities.