The RCEM ePortfolio, is a platform that allows RCEM members with the appropriate category, to create a learning record that provides evidence of achievement to support their progression through a recognised training programme or provide evidence on their professional development for future use.
The RCEM ePortfolio is the official platform that allows RCEM members with the appropriate Membership Category, to create a learning record that provides evidence of achievement to support their progression through a recognised training programme or provide evidence on their professional development for future use.
+ Access to the RCEM ePortfolio
The RCEM ePortfolio is used by a wide variety of Emergency Medicine Professionals and is available to members of the College who have the appropriate membership category.
You can Apply for a Membership category with RCEM ePortfolio access online via our membership pages. For further information about membership categories, application processes and fees please visit our membership pages.
Please visit RCEM ePortfolio which will take you directly to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine login page.
Following membership approval, you will be sent log in credentials to access the RCEM ePortfolio, overnight.
We are committed to providing you with a seamless, reliable, and efficient experience as you embark on your professional journey with RCEM ePortfolio. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please feel free to contact us.
Educational / Clinical supervisors, if you do not already have an ePortfolio account, please email the RCEM ePortfolio team via ePortfolio@rcem.ac.uk with the details below:
The RCEM ePortfolio is used by Post-Graduate Doctors in the run-through specialty training (st1-6), core specialty training (ct1-3), higher specialty training (st4-6), and those in Fixed Term Specialty Training Appointments (FTSTA) and Locum Appointed for Training (LAT) posts to record and store key documents for progression through training.
If you are an ACCS Post-Graduate Doctor in Training with parent specialties other than Emergency Medicine, please use the ePortfolio platform provided by your home college.
Access to the e-portfolio is also available for Post-graduate Doctors in Training in the Republic of Ireland, Iceland and those who particulate on the Emergency Medicine Foundation Programme (EMFP)
Advanced Clinical Practitioners working in Emergency Medicine, including Paediatric Emergency Care, are eligible to use the ePortfolio. The evidence collected through the ePortfolio will be used to supports an ACP’s credentialing application.
Access to the ePortfolio is included within your membership at no additional cost.
The RCEM ePortfolio is also used by other non-training professionals who work within Emergency Medicine. This is to collect evidence of their work within the Emergency Department, particularly if they:
Please visit RCEM ePortfolio which will take you directly to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine login page.
+ How to Login to RCEM ePortfolio - Step by step guidance
You should have received an automated email to your chosen email account with instructions on how to login and your login credentials (username and password).
Please click on the link in the email or visit eportfolio.rcem.ac.uk.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine will be pre-selected as your organisation.
Enter your Username and Password and click on Login.
NB: Please note that once you are on your dashboard, the URL will change to “Kaizenep.com.” This is the default address for the platform’s dashboard interface. It is just the web address you see in your browser’s address bar when you are using the platform.
To reset the password anytime, please login to eportfolio.rcem.ac.uk and click on forgot password. e.g.
This platform is not optimized for Internet Explorer. Please use one of the following browsers:
| Browser | Supported Versions |
| Chrome | 2 most recent major versions |
| Firefox | 2 most recent major versions |
| Safari | 2 most recent major versions |
| iOS | 2 most recent major versions |
| Android | Versions 11, 12, 13 |
RCEM ePortfolio system (risr/advance) allows you to record your current placements/rotations via creating the “Add a post” event.
This is useful to keep track of the hospitals you are working for, specialities, grade, and, if you are a trainee, your clinical/training time (FT or LTFT percentages).
Important:
Login to eportfolio.rcem.ac.uk with your username and password.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine will be pre-selected as your organisation.
Navigate through your dashboard, locate the Create event green button and click on it. This is on the main dashboard, on the right-hand side.
Tip: To create events, you can also use the plus sign button on the right-hand side in the upper part of the platform.
In the list of events that will appear (in the “What would you like to create?” page), select “Add a Post” option.
“Date occurred on” (start date of your current placement) and “End date” (end of your placement):
NB: Select the dates from the calendar to ensure the end date is correctly set up!
Continue filling out the event details completing the following fields:
Once you have reviewed your post details and you are happy with it, please click on “Submit” button.
Subsequentially, your post will be recorded in your “Timeline” and in your dashboard’s profile box under “Current Information” or under “Previous information”. This depends on whether the post is active, or it has expired.
When the “End Date” expires, your post will still be recorded in your Timeline and in your dashboard’s profile box (under previous information).
To download your ePortfolio data, you can use one of the following methods:
Access the reports available in Reports > Reports from the horizontal menu in the upper part of the screen.
This section includes several reports such as:
Important: Please note that not all events in risr/advance can be downloaded through reports and as such some items as Documents uploaded for instance will need to be downloaded manually.
For more details, please refer to the following FAQ 2) How can I download multiple PDFs at the same time? (download using Reports available in Reports>Reports), I cannot download a report as too large. What can I do?, and I cannot download an event. Error message “File too large.”
When in your Timeline All events or relevant Timeline subcategory, you can download each event as follows:
For more details, please refer to the following FAQs How can I download a single event?, I cannot download an event. Error message “File too large.”
When in your dashboard, access Reports > Reports from the horizontal menu. Choose an option like ‘Download entire ePortfolio,’ ‘WPBA report,’ or ‘Reflections.’ Additionally, you can download entrustment scale reports for each SLO/LO. Run the report and then save it as a PDF.
Note:
If you encounter an error, please refer to: I cannot download a report as too large. What can I do?
Visit Timeline > Timeline All Events or other categories (e.g., Assessments):
NB: System limit: 4MB for PDF downloads from Reports or for each event.
If you encounter an error, please refer to: I cannot download a report as too large. What can I do?
The System has a limit of 4MB for PDF downloads from Reports or from Timeline’s categories.
If you encounter an error:
You can download any file from the platform provided that is no larger than 4mb.
When the file it is too large to be downloaded, the system will give the following error message:
To download the file, follow these steps:
Step1. Log in.
Login to eportfolio.rcem.ac.uk with your username and password.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine will be pre-selected as your organisation.
Navigate through your dashboard, locate the Create event green button and click on it. This is on the main dashboard, on the right-hand side.
Please note that once you are on your dashboard, the URL will change to “Kaizenep.com.” This is the default address for the platform’s dashboard interface. It is just the web address you see in your browser’s address bar when you are using the platform.
Tip: To create events, you can also use the plus sign button on the right-hand side in the upper part of the platform.
In the list of events that will appear (in the What would you like to create? page), select “Add a supervisor” option.
“Date occurred on” (start date of your supervisor access) and “End date” (end of your supervisor access to your ePortfolio):
Your supervisor will have access to your ePortfolio from this point on and up to the end date of the event.
Important: Please set the End date as far as in the future as needed.
From this date on your supervisor will no longer have access to your account.
Select the dates from the calendar to ensure the end date is correctly set up.
Important! When the end date expires:
Important: Select your supervisor’s name when it appears.
If the supervisor has already been granted the supervisor role in RCEM risr/advance, the system should display their name and you will be able to select them.
*If your supervisor’s name does not appear, please contact eportfolio@rcem.ac.uk providing the team with the following details: supervisor’s full name, GMC number or equivalent, email address, desired role (Educational or Clinical supervisor or college tutor?).This is for a supervisor account to be created for them.
NB: you can add only one person per field. Should you have more than one supervisor with the same supervisor role, please create as many “Add a supervisor” events as needed.
This field needs to be only used to add an ACP Educational supervisor that can sign-off an ACP ePortfolio for Credentialing. If you are an ACP, you will be able to type your supervisor’s name and select your supervisor only if they have been trained on the new RCEM 2022 ACP curriculum (ACP Educational supervisor Training Day ACP 2022 curriculum) and as such provided with the specific role the College. Should your ACP Educational supervisor’s name not appear in this field, and for more information, please contact acp@rcem.ac.uk.
To save please click on “Submit” button. This will activate your supervisor’s access to your ePortfolio for the defined period.
Supervisors assigned to the event will have access to the supervisee’s account only during the specified date range.
Within the date range They can view relevant information, complete relevant supervisors’ events, and provide necessary supervision.
When the “End Date” expires, the supervisor access to the supervisee’s ePortfolio will be automatically revoked. After this point, the supervisor will no longer have access to the supervisee’s account.
Supervisor access is time limited. When the Add a supervisor event’s “end date” expires your supervisor will not be able to view your ePortfolio nor complete supervisor’s forms for you. Please add them again extending the date range to provide them with ongoing access.
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