ACC/CMGS Joint Webpage
In February 2010, the ACC and CMGS consulted their membership and were given a mandate to investigate the possibility of forming a single genetics lab/genomics professional body.
This followed the recognition that as genetics has developed and grown, the two specialities are moving ever closer together. The ACC and CMGS already work together in a number of ways including joint study days, quality, best practice guidelines and a degree of combined representation to external bodies such as Department of Health, Joint Committee of Medical Genetics, the Royal College of Pathologists and the Human Genome Strategy Group.
Representatives from the ACC Council and CMGS Executive Committee have met 3 times since 2009 to discuss the process of creating a single society . They will ballot their members during 2011 to seek agreement to dissolve the ACC and CMGS, and create a new body with similar, but shared aims. In order to achieve this, 2/3 of voting CMGS members and 3/4 of the ACC membership must vote in favour. We hope to hold the inaugural meeting of the new society in Birmingham in Spring 2012.
The purpose of this new webpage is post information about the process. Comments, suggestions and questions are very welcome. These should be addressed to the ACC/CMGS secretaries, Simon McCullough for the ACC (simon.mccullough@belfasttrust.hscni.net) or Nicola Williams for the CMGS (nicola.williams@luht.scot.nhs.uk).