All free courses

As part of our work to improve women’s healthcare across the world, the RCOG is committed to developing the accessibility and quality of education, training and assessments for doctors wishing to specialise in O&G.

We are pleased to be able to offer a number of free online educational resources to support healthcare professionals.

To gain free access to all of these courses, please scroll down and click on the blue enroll button.

 

Abortion care

• Abortion: Historical, legal and public health aspects – discusses a woman's decision-making process, how HCPs can provide support to those requesting an abortion, pre-abortion assessment, and the additional needs of vulnerable women.
• Making Abortion Safe Abortion Care eResources (8 courses) – helps health workers, healthcare students and clinical educators gain practical and applicable knowledge about safe abortion care across global contexts.
• Making Abortion Safe Advocacy eResources (7 courses) – supports healthcare professionals with an interest in getting involved in abortion advocacy to develop and/or strengthen their advocacy work at local, national or international level.

 

Clinical skills

• Basic Practical Skills (BPS) general principles and BPS in O&G – developed to complement the practical training provided via the in-person BPS course (BPS course delegates should complete both eLearning resources beofre attending the practice course).
• Genomics in O&G podcast - find out about key issues in genomics within maternity and gynaecological care.
• Knot to be missed: the RCOG surgical skills podcast
• Maternal vaccinations in pregnancy -  strengthen your knowledge, confidence and communication skills around maternal immunisation.
• OASI Bundle – (3 courses) containing important resources for obstetrics and gynaecology clinicians, which builds upon earlier RCOG OASI content.
• Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - provides the knowledge required to perform a basic fetal presentation ultrasound examination during pregnancy, to complement your practical training.
• TOG podcast - insights into the careers and specialties of TOG authors and other prominent figures in the O&G community

 

Exams and training 

• Curriculum 2019 resource 
• Curriculum 2024 resource
• Sample video: Part 3 MRCOG online resource – a free sample video of a clinical assessment task from the MRCOG Part 3 exam
• TOG online SBA resource – practice SBA questions from The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist.

 

Global women's health

• Climate and health (3 courses) - explores the impact of climate change on health, the contribution of healthcare to environmental damage, the concept of carbon hotspots and carbon footprinting, the principles of sustainable clinical practice and other ways health workers are influencing environmental policy and action.

 

 Workplace behaviour

• Human factors – a comprehensive insight into the concepts and components of human factors, decision-making, situational awareness, systems perspective, SEIPS and much more.
• Improving workplace behaviour - discusses the difficult issues surrounding undermining and bullying in the workplace, the impact on education, training and patient care, and ways to address and reduce these behaviours.
• Race equity in the workforce (6 courses) – practical tools to deliver meaningful change across the O&G workforce. The content supports inclusive training, challenges bias, improves communication and empowers members to ensure equity across clinical practice.
• Supporting our doctors podcast - shines a light on initiatives, innovations, and examples of good practice that are driving positive change across the UK.