The elections also saw newly-elected joint vice presidents for Wales take up the role and RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel re-elected by fellows in an uncontested election.
In a closely run contest, Dr Dan Furmedge has been elected as senior censor and vice president for education and training (VPET) of the Royal College of Physicians.
Dr Dan Furmedge MSc FRCP FEFIM FHEA DLM DRCOG AKC is a consultant physician in geriatric and internal medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. With experience as a clinical leader, college tutor, training programme director, textbook author, PACES examiner and RCP censor, Dr Furmedge brings a wealth of experience to the role.
A total of 5,872 votes were cast for the senior censor and vice president for education and training, with a turnout of 23.5% across this year’s RCP elections. Dr Furmedge received 2,671 votes with a margin of 27to the runner-up candidate.
Dr Furmedge will begin in the role as soon as possible, and the tenure of the post is a minimum of 2 years with a maximum end date of 31 July 2029.
Dr Dan Furmedge said:
'I am proud and excited to be elected vice president for education and training at a time of opportunity with significant upcoming national training and education reform.
'I am particularly enthusiastic to advocate and provide a voice for doctors at this time of change whilst ensuring that RCP is relevant, representative and valuable for physicians at all stages of their careers from medical student, through postgraduate training and consultant career to retirement.'
The following four fellows have also been elected as RCP councillors:
- Gina Allen
- Patrick Davey
- Shruthi Konda
- Asif Qasim
Voting was open between 2 March and 30 March 2026. The elections were supported independently by Civica Election Services (CES) and conducted using the single transferable vote electoral system. Full result breakdowns can be downloaded below. The elections for VPET and council were the first to include collegiate members, as well as fellows in the electorate.
The full candidate lists were:
VPET candidates
- Dr Asif Ali
- Dr Daniel Furmedge
- Dr Louella Vaughan
Elected council candidates
- Professor Javed Ahmed
- Dr Georgina Allen
- Professor Laith Al-Rubaiy
- Dr Mo Aye
- Dr Somaditya Bandyopadhyay
- Dr Patrick Davey
- Dr Jacob Frederik de Wolff
- Dr Ian Gooding
- Dr Mashkur Khan
- Dr Shruthi Konda
- Dr Fraz Arif Mir
- Dr Ranjit Singh More
- Dr Nanda Kishore Nalla
- Professor Matthew Phillips
- Dr Asif Qasim
- Professor Hasan Tahir
- Dr Muhammad Tariq
As previously announced Professor Sam Rice and Dr Ben Thomas, have been elected as joint vice president for Wales. They have now formally taken up the role with a maximum end date of 31 July 2029.
Professor Sam Rice MBBCH FRCP PhD is a consultant physician and endocrinologist, Hywel Dda & Swansea Bay University Health Boards. Professor Rice has been a consultant for more than 16 years, working across all hospitals in South West Wales. He was appointed as the RCP regional adviser for South West Wales in 2020 and believes physicians have a responsibility to lead, teach, support their teams and champion their specialities.
Dr Ben Thomas MBBCH FRCP LLM is a consultant physician and nephrologist at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Dr Thomas contributes regularly to national and local teaching programmes on consent and end-of-life decision-making. He was appointed as the RCP regional adviser for North Wales in 2022, taking an active role in improving the training and working experiences of clinicians across the region.
Professor Sam Rice and Dr Ben Thomas said:
'Wales has an outstanding community of highly skilled physicians who, despite significant resource pressures, consistently deliver exemplary patient care while educating future clinicians, leading services, improving quality and driving research. They are truly the glue of the NHS in Wales, and it is a privilege to call many of them colleagues and to now represent them nationally.
'The Royal College of Physicians is the home of our profession and is an organisation defined by integrity, strong leadership and a genuine commitment to tackling the issues that matter most to clinicians and, above all, to our patients. We look forward to using our knowledge and experience developed during our careers so far to supporting the work of the RCP in Wales.'
As required by section 6 of the Medical Act 1860, the annual election of the president was held on Monday 30 March 2026 - as part of College Day.
Professor Mumtaz Patel was the only fellow nominated and was re-elected as president by fellows in the uncontested election.